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Table 5 Describe the role of PC risk factors in developing PCa due to BKV infection. A comparison between the BKV LTAg+ and BKV LTAg- cases in the presence or absence of the PC risk factors. P-value is significant at a 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

Result of IF test

Count

 

Alcohol consumption

P-value

Yes

NO

Positive

6 (35.3%)

11 (64.7%)

0.106

Negative

6 (15.7%)

32 (84.3%)

 

Working in farmer

P-value

Yes

No

Positive

7 (41.1%)

10 (58.9%)

0.620

Negative

13 (34.2%)

25 (65.8%)

 

Diet high in Fat

P-value

Yes

No

Positive

8 (47.0%)

9 (53.0%)

0.05

Negative

8 (21.0%)

30 (79.0%)

 

Tire Plant Working

P-value

Yes

No

Positive

3 (17.6%)

14 (82.4%)

0.284

Negative

3 (7.9%)

35 (92.1%)

 

Family history of the disease

P-value

Yes

No

Positive

5 (29.4%)

12 (70.6%)

0.371

Negative

16 (42.1%)

22 (57.9%)

 

Cadmium contact

P-value

Yes

No

Positive

2 (11.8%)

15 (88.2%)

0.0696

Negative

6 (15.8%)

32 (84.2%)