Table 1.
Characteristics of patients and controls.
| ET | PV | MF | Controls | P value | |
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| Age | 61.3 ± 2.87 (n = 51) |
70.8 ± 2.0 (n = 37) |
67 ± 2.1 (n = 31) |
61.2 ± 2.9 (n = 21) |
P = NS, among ET, PV, MF, and controls |
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| Gender, F (%) | 57 | 63 | 23 | 50 | — |
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| HB (g/dl) (mean ± SE) | 12.9 ± 0.70 | 14.6 ± 1.2 | 8.6 ± 0.8 | 13.5 ± 1.2 | P = NS, ET vs. PV; P < 0.05, ET or PV vs. MF |
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| WBC (×109/l) | 14.3 ± 3.1 | 14.7 ± 2.0 | 13.8 ± 2.1 | 7.5 ± 3.1 | P = NS, among ET, PV, and MF |
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| Platelet (×109/l) | 547.4 + 43.6 | 514.1 ± 45.2 | 594.1 ± 100.1 | 229.3 ± 59.1 | P = NS, among ET, PV, and MF |