Research Article

Circulating CD3+CD4+CD161+ Cells Are Associated with Early Complications after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma

Table 2

Univariate analyses of risk factors for the occurrence of mucositis, infection before engraftment, and CMV reactivation.

VariableMucositis (≥grade 3)Infection before engraftment (CDI + MDI)CMV reactivation
RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)

Age (years), continuous1.03 (0.98–1.09)0.2721.00 (0.95–1.04)0.8461.04 (0.99–1.11)0.149
Sex (female versus male)2.73 (1.14–6.53)0.0242.25 (1.02–4.95)0.0440.57 (0.23–1.40)0.216
BMI (kg/m2), continuous0.84 (0.72–0.99)0.0370.86 (0.75–0.99)0.0390.87 (0.75–1.02)0.088
Diabetes (yes versus no)0.46 (0.10–2.20)0.3301.10 (0.34–3.50)0.8781.85 (0.55–6.20)0.319
Cr (mg/dl), continuous1.10 (0.77–1.56)0.6171.59 (0.81–3.10)0.1781.15 (0.81–1.65)0.433
GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2), continuous0.98 (0.97–0.99)0.0060.99 (0.98–1.00)0.0961.00 (0.99–1.01)0.450
Pulmonary
 None-mild111
 Moderate2.21 (0.79–6.19)0.1300.89 (0.37–2.12)0.7901.52 (0.55–4.19)0.415
 Severe1.72 (0.52–5.71)0.3742.86 (0.97–8.42)0.0571.77 (0.56–5.55)0.332
Hepatic
 None111
 Mild2.03 (0.65–6.32)0.2220.41 (0.13–1.30)0.1300.64 (0.17–2.47)0.521
 Moderate-severe------
HCT-CI
 0–4111
 ≥40.89 (0.29–2.71)0.8363.44 (1.15–10.28)0.0270.89 (0.29–2.71)0.836
Proportion of CD3+CD4+CD161+ cells (%), continuous0.88 (0.76–1.02)0.0980.90 (0.80–1.00)0.0550.86 (0.73–1.00)0.047
Proportion of CD3+CD8+CD161+ cells (%), continuous0.99 (0.93–1.06)0.7810.97 (0.92–1.03)0.3520.94 (0.88–1.02)0.129

BMI, body mass index; CDI, clinically defined infection; CI, confidence interval; CMV, cytomegalovirus; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HCT-CI, hematopoietic cell transplantation comorbidity index; MDI, microbially defined infection; RR, relative risk. Modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) GFR was used.