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. 2023 Aug 20;15(8):e43794. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43794

Table 1. Characteristics of patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and treated intensively.

ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; N/A, not available.

Variable   Number of patients Percentage (%)
Gender Male 79 59.40
Female 54 40.60
Age (years) 18-29 9 6.77
30-39 11 8.27
40-49 32 24.06
50-59 41 30.83
60-69 39 29.32
70-79 1 0.75
Median 53    
Year of diagnosis 2015 18 13.53
2016 20 15.04
2017 16 12.03
2018 24 18.05
2019 20 15.04
2020 14 10.53
2021 21 15.79
Molecular biology Yes 110 82.71
N/A 23 17.29
NPM1 Mutated 35 26.32
Wild-type 71 53.38
N/A 27 20.30
FLT3 ITD Mutated 20 15.04
Wild-type 82 61.65
N/A 31 23.31
FLT3 TKD Mutated 10 7.52
Wild-type 91 68.42
N/A 32 24.06
Others BCR-ABL 1 0.75
CBFB-MYH11 1 0.75
AML-ETO 6 4.50
DEK-CAN 1 0.75
NUP98-NSD1 1 0.75
Karyotype Normal 24 18.04
Abnormal 20 15.04
N/A 89 66.92
Risk stratification Favourable 21 15.8
Intermediate 68 51.1
Adverse 15 11.3
N/A 29 21.8
Haemoglobin (g/l) Min 38  
Max 132  
Median 88  
Platelets (109/l) Min 2  
Max 286  
Median 41  
Leukocytes (109/l) Min 0.19  
Max 347  
Median 24.3  
<40 77  
≥40 to <100 28  
≥100 28  
Peripheral blasts (%) Min   0
Max   99
Median   35
Bone marrow blasts (%) Min   20
Max   100
Median   50
Ferritin (ng/ml) Min 79  
Max 5364  
Median 770  
LDH (U/L) Min 197  
Max 10677  
Median 1174  
ESR (mm/h) Min 2  
Max 170  
Median 88  
Fibrinogen (mg/dl) Min 120  
Max 1215  
Median 435