Table 1:
Percentage of IgG Positive EBV Patients Between Patients Treated with anti-TNF Agents (Cases) and Controls
Treated with Biologic (Anti-TNF)
Biologic Naive
p-Value
n
IgG EBV
n
IgG EBV
Entire Study Population
72
90%
50
98%
0.1
RA Only
53
91%
46
98%
0.2
AS Only
6
67%
0
-
-
PsA Only
9
100%
3
100%
-
Other Inflammatory Arthritis Only
4
100%
1
100%
-
RA = rheumatoid arthritis, AS = ankylosing spondylitis, PsA = Psoriatic arthritis.