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Table 1 Clinical and radiographic background of human T lymphotropic virus type I carriers and non-carriers

From: Altered expression of inflammatory cytokines in primary osteoarthritis by human T lymphotropic virus type I retrovirus infection: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

HTLV-I carriers

HTLV-I non-carriers

 

IgM Ab+

IgM Ab-

 

Number of patients

8

14

58

Age (years)a

68.8 (58–78)

72.0 (56–87)

68.6 (51–88)

Sex (M/F)

3/5

4/10

16/42

Disease duration (years)a

7.8 (4–15)

6.6 (4–10)

6.3 (3–13)

Unilateral/bilateral

2/6

5/9

17/41

K/L scaleb (II/III/IV)

7/5/2

10/10/3

49/42/8

  1. aData are means (range); all other data are numbers of patients or affected joints. bScoring was as follows: II, minimal osteophytes possibly with narrowing, cyst and sclerosis; III, moderate or definite osteophytes with moderate joint space narrowing; IV, severe with large osteophytes and definite joint space narrowing. Disease duration indicates the period from the first affected joint in cases with bilateral knee arthritis. Ab, antibody; F, female; HTLV-I, human T lymphotropic virus type I; K/L, Kellgren/Lawrence; M, male.
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