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Table 2 Shows the mean of age, DoPESR and Viral Load mean among cases with BKV LTAg+ compared to controls with BKV LTAg+ as well as the mean of age and DoPESR for cases only comparing those that are BKV LTAg+ vs BKV LTAg. The P-value is significant at the level equal to or less than 0.05

From: A correlation study of BK Polyoma Virus infection and prostate Cancer among Sudanese patients - immunofluorescence and molecular based case-control study

Parameter

Participants

N

Mean

Std. deviation

P-value

Age/years

Cases with BKV LTAg+

17

70.71

7.389

0.380

Controls with BKV LTAg+

4

67.25

3.403

Cases with BKV LTAg+

17

71.82

7.469

0.582

Cases with BKV LTAg-

38

70.61

7.561

DoPESR / months

Cases with BKV LTAg+

17

8.29

2.3

0.03

Controls with BKV LTAg+

4

11.5

3.0

Cases with BKV LTAg+

17

7.88

2.5

0.271

Cases with BKV LTAg-

38

8.7

2.6

Viral load copies/ ml

Cases with BKV LTAg+

17

6733.71

6745.396

0.002

Controls with BKV LTAg+

4

509.00

792.997