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Table 2 Epstein-Barr virus positive persons and mean of total RNA abundance by age group

From: Herpesviruses and their genetic diversity in the blood virome of healthy individuals: effect of aging

Age group

Number of persons

Number of EBV positive persons

Mean of total EBV RNA abundance in positive persons

Age < 60

216

43

1.585

Age ≥ 60

101

25

1.119

  1. Difference in frequencies of EBV positive persons was not significant (two-sided Pearson’s chi-square test, p = 0.33). Difference in means was not significant (non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.16). Total EBV RNA abundance is shown as reads per million quality reads.
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Immunity & Ageing

ISSN: 1742-4933

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