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Table 1 Patient characteristics, by IgRT modality and history

From: Immunoglobulin replacement therapy in patients with immunodeficiencies: impact of infusion method on patient-reported outcomes

Respondent characteristics

IVIg cohort (n = 54) (A)

SCIg cohort (n = 242) (B)

SCIg naïve subgroup (n = 65) (C)

SCIg switch subgroup (n = 151) (D)

p values

 

Summary

n

Summary

n

Summary

n

Summary

n

A vs. B

A vs. C

A vs. D

Age (years), median [IQR]

60 [37, 67]

54

59 [48, 67]

242

64 [52, 68]

65

57 [45, 64]

151

0.43

0.13

0.94

Age at diagnosis (years), median [IQR]

38 [18, 60]

54

45 [27, 60]

239

54 [40, 64]

63

40 [23, 54]

150

0.23

0.003

0.79

Gender, n (%)

          

 Female

24 (44.4%)

54

151 (63.0%)

240

35 (54.7%)

64

94 (62.7%)

150

0.01

0.27

0.02

 Male

30 (55.6%)

 

89 (37.1%)

 

29 (45.3%)

 

56 (37.3%)

 

Weight (kg)

74.2 ± 15.1

47

75.8 ± 17.4

216

80.5 ± 15.3

53

73.8 ± 16.3

138

0.56

0.05

0.89

Underlying condition, n (%)

         

 CVID

21 (51.2%)

41

85 (45.0%)

189

20 (41.7%)

48

56 (45.5%)

123

0.35

0.32

0.23

 IgG Sub

9 (22.0%)

 

48 (25.4%)

 

10 (20.8%)

 

35 (28.5%)

    

 DGS

2 (4.9%)

 

8 (4.2%)

 

4 (8.3%)

 

3 (2.4)

    

 SID

1 (2.4%)

 

22 (11.6%)

 

7 (14.6%)

 

14 (11.4%)

    

 Other*

8 (19.5%)

 

26 (13.8%)

 

7 (14.6%)

 

15 (12.2%)

    

Years since diagnosis, n (%)

          

  < 2 years

3 (5.6%)

54

16 (6.7%)

239

10 (15.9%)

63

5 (3.3%)

150

0.24

 < 0.001

0.74

 2–9 years

20 (37.0%)

 

116 (48.5%)

 

41 (65.1%)

 

60 (40.0%)

    

  ≥ 10 years

31 (57.4%)

 

107 (44.8%)

 

12 (19.1%)

 

85 (56.7%)

    

Time on IgG, n (%)

         

  < 1 year

1 (1.9%)

54

11 (4.6%)

242

7 (10.8%)

65

3 (2.0%)

151

0.6

 < 0.001

0.82

 1–2 years

5 (9.3%)

 

35 (14.5%)

 

10 (15.4%)

 

21 (13.9%)

    

 2–3 years

7 (13.0%)

 

31 (12.8%)

 

13 (20.0%)

 

13 (8.6%)

    

 4–6 years

11 (20.4%)

 

55 (22.7%)

 

24 (36.9%)

 

24 (15.9%)

    

  ≥ 6 years

30 (55.6%)

 

110 (45.5%)

 

11 (16.9%)

 

90 (59.6%)

    

Current treatment experience, n (%)

        

  < 2 years

4 (8.5%)

47

35 (14.7%)

238

12 (18.5%)

65

20 (13.5%)

148

0.02

 < 0.001

0.23

 2–9 years

23 (48.9%)

 

148 (62.2%)

 

46 (70.8%)

 

84 (56.8%)

    

 ≥ 10 years

20 (42.6%)

 

55 (23.1%)

 

7 (10.8%)

 

44 (29.7%)

    

Antibiotics before IgG, n (%)

         

 No

29 (70.7%)

41

157 (73.7%)

213

48 (81.4%)

59

94 (71.2%)

132

0.69

0.21

0.95

 Yes

12 (29.3%)

 

56 (26.3%)

 

11 (18.6%)

 

38 (28.8%)

    

Antibiotics since starting IgG, n (%)

        

 No

9 (21.4%)

42

91 (39.6%)

230

29 (46.0%)

63

53 (37.1%)

143

0.03

0.01

0.06

 Yes

33 (78.6%)

 

139 (60.4%)

 

34 (54.0%)

 

90 (62.9%)

    

Missed work/school due to treatment regimen, n (%)

       

 No

36 (66.7%)

54

221 (91.7%)

2

63 (96.7%)

65

134 (89.3%)

150

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 Yes

18 (33.3%)

 

20 (8.3%)

 

2 (3.1%)

 

16 (10.7%)

    
  1. Data were compared using Mann–Whitney test, unpaired t-test or chi-square test. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold. *Other indications are: XLA (n = 9), SCID (n = 8), CGD (n = 1), specific antibody deficiency (n = 4), idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia (n = 1), autoimmune disease (n = 2), hypogammaglobulinemia (n = 5), CLL (n = 1), myasthenia gravis (n = 1), and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (n = 2). CGD chronic granulomatous disease, CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CVID common variable immune deficiency, DGS DiGeorge syndrome, GHP general health perception, GMH-2 global mental health 2, GPH-2 global physical health 2, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgG Sub immunoglobulin subclass deficiency, IgRT immunoglobulin replacement therapy, IQR interquartile range, IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin, kg kilogram, SCID severe combined immunodeficiency, SCIg subcutaneous immunoglobulin, SD standard deviation, SID secondary immunodeficiencies, XLA X-linked agammaglobulinemia