Table1. Demographics and Laboratory values by WNV positivity
Characteristics All Patients (n=1304) WNV Positive (n=26) WNV Negative (n=1278) P-value
Male, n (%) 703 (53.9) 15 (57.7) 688 (53.8) 0.848
Female, n (%) 601 (46.1) 11 (42.3) 590 (46.2) 0.848
Median Age (IQR) 63.00 [48.00, 73.00] 73.00 [62.00, 79.71] 63.00 [48.00, 73.00] 0.008
Not Reported Dead, n (%) 915 (70.2) 20 (76.9) 895 (70.0) 0.587
Reported Dead, n (%) 389 (29.8) 6 (23.1) 383 (30.0) 0.587
Other Insurance, n (%) 933 (71.5) 20 (76.9) 913 (71.4) 0.694
Medicaid/Safety Net, n (%) 371 (28.5) 6 (23.1) 365 (28.6) 0.694
Mass General Hospital, n (%) 706 (54.1) 21 (80.8) 685 (53.6) 0.011
Brigham and Women's Hospital, n (%) 598 (45.9) 5 (19.2) 593 (46.4) 0.011
Neurology, n (%) 584 (44.8) 10 (38.5) 574 (44.9) 0.146
Medicine/Subspecialties, n (%) 456 (35.0) 14 (53.8) 442 (34.6) 0.146
Oncology, n (%) 178 (13.7) 2 (7.7) 176 (13.8) 0.146
Other, n (%) 86 (6.6) 0 (0.0) 86 (6.7) 0.146
Immunocompetent, n (%) 1133 (86.9) 25 (96.2) 1108 (86.7) 0.262
Immunosuppressed, n (%) 171 (13.1) 1 (3.8) 170 (13.3) 0.262
No Transplant, n (%) 1160 (89.0) 25 (96.2) 1135 (88.8) 0.386
History of Transplant, n (%) 144 (11.0) 1 (3.8) 143 (11.2) 0.386
No B-cell Depleting Meds, n (%) 1271 (97.5) 26 (100.0) 1245 (97.4) 0.842
B-cell Depletion, n (%) 33 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 33 (2.6) 0.842
Test Sent Off-Season, n (%) 479 (36.7) 0 (0.0) 479 (37.5) <0.001
Test Sent June-Nov, n (%) 825 (63.3) 26 (100.0) 799 (62.5) <0.001
Serum WBC (IQR) 8.17 [5.68, 11.40] 9.04 [7.88, 11.23] 8.13 [5.65, 11.40] 0.128
CSF Protein (IQR) 47.50 [31.70, 78.05] 69.50 [54.00, 113.25] 47.00 [31.20, 77.80] 0.001
CSF TP < 60, n (%) 834 (64.0) 8 (30.8) 826 (64.7) 0.001
CSF TP > 60, n (%) 469 (36.0) 18 (69.2) 451 (35.3) 0.001
CSF Glucose (IQR) 68.00 [58.00, 85.00] 60.50 [53.25, 70.00] 68.00 [58.00, 85.00] 0.025
CSF Total Nucleated Cell Count (IQR) 3.00 [1.00, 21.00] 49.50 [12.25, 99.50] 3.00 [1.00, 18.00] <0.001
CSF TNC < 5, n (%) 769 (59.0) 4 (15.4) 765 (59.9) <0.001
CSF TNC ≥ 5, n (%) 535 (41.0) 22 (84.6) 513 (40.1) <0.001
CSF Lymphocyte Count (IQR) 66.00 [25.00, 86.00] 56.50 [26.25, 75.25] 66.00 [25.00, 86.75] 0.598
Normal CSF Cell Count (CSF TNC < 5), n (%) 769 (59.0) 4 (15.4) 765 (59.9) <0.001
Pleocytosis (Lymph > 50%), n (%) 350 (26.8) 12 (46.2) 338 (26.4) <0.001
Pleocytosis (Lymph < 50%), n (%) 185 (14.2) 10 (38.5) 175 (13.7) <0.001