Table 1.
Frequencies of selected hematologic abnormalities and hypercholesterolemia in the basophilia group versus the non-basophilia control group.
| Abnormalities | Basophilia Group (n = 224) |
Non-Basophilia Control Group (n = 224) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | n | Proportion | n | p Value | |
| Anemia | 54% | 121 | 31% | 69 | <0.0001 |
| Erythrocytosis | 0% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 0.62 |
| Thrombocytosis * | 22% | 43 | 15% | 31 | 0.12 |
| Thrombocytopenia * | 26% | 52 | 19% | 40 | 0.16 |
| Leukocytosis | 83% | 187 | 34% | 76 | <0.0001 |
| Neutrophilia | 65% | 146 | 35% | 78 | <0.0001 |
| Neutropenia | 2% | 4 | 5% | 11 | 0.11 |
| Eosinophilia | 36% | 81 | 5% | 12 | <0.0001 |
| Monocytosis | 67% | 149 | 30% | 67 | <0.0001 |
| Lymphocytosis | 12% | 26 | 4% | 9 | 0.004 |
| Hypercholesterolemia ** | 6% | 13 | 12% | 24 | 0.06 |
* A platelet count was performed in 202 patients in the basophilia group and 206 in the non-basophilia control group. ** Cholesterol values were available in 201 patients in the basophilia group and 197 in the non-basophilia control group.