Comparisons of CVID and IgGSD: Referring Physicians, Autoimmune Conditions, Pneumovax Reactivity, Immunoglobulin Levels, Blood Lymphocyte Subsets, and HLA-A and -B Typing in 432 Adult Index Patients

Table 1

Medical specialists who referred 432 adult CVID/IgGSD index patients¹.

Referring physician	CVID ()	IgGSD ()	Value of
Primary care, % ()	29.4 (10)	27.4 (109)	0.7998
Rheumatology, % ()	23.5 (8)	23.6 (94)	0.9907
Otolaryngology, % ()	20.6 (7)	28.9 (115)	0.3018
Endocrinology, % ()	8.8 (3)	3.0 (12)	0.1054
Gastroenterology, % ()	5.9 (2)	1.5 (6)	0.1248
Pulmonology, % ()	5.9 (2)	11.8 (47)	0.2309
Other^2	5.9 (2)	3.8 (15)	0.3031

CVID, common variable immunodeficiency; IgGSD, IgG subclass deficiency. Comparisons were made with Pearson’s test or Fischer’s exact test, as appropriate.
²Other: cardiology (2), gynecology (4), infectious disease (4), neurology (4), general surgery (2), and addictionology (1).