Table 4.
Comparison of clinical findings of patients diagnosed according to the WHO classification
| Category | Platelets (×109/l ± SE) | WBC (×109/l ± SE) | Hb (g/dl ± SE) | Age (year ± SE) | Blasts in bone marrow (%±SE) | MPO positivity of blasts (%±SE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | t(8;21) | 76.7 ± 56.43 (113)a | 1.4 ± 0.6 (113) | 7.8 ± 0.2 (113) | 41.6 ± 1.3 (113) | 49.9 ± 2.0 (113) | 93.3 ± 3.3 (108) |
| inv(16) | 57.8 ± 52.03 (26) | 6.6 ± 1.2 (26) | 9.2 ± 0.5 (26) | 44.5 ± 2.6 (26) | 50.5 ± 4.1 (26) | 66.9 ± 6.7 (26) | |
| 11q23 | 38.3 ± 30.8 (32) | 4.3 ± 1.1 (32) | 8.9 ± 0.4 (32) | 41.6 ± 2.4 (32) | 56.3 ± 3.7 (32) | 43.6 ± 6.1 (32) | |
| II | 111.0 ± 121.5 (133) | 3.0 ± 0.5 (133) | 8.3 ± 0.2 (133) | 44.2 ± 1.2 (133) | 48.0 ± 1.8 (133) | 34.0 ± 3.1 (126) | |
| IV | 72.8 ± 91.7 (330) | 5.1 ± 0.3 (331) | 8.8 ± 0.1 (330) | 43.8 ± 0.7 (331) | 65.7 ± 1.2 (328) | 53.7 ± 1.9 (312) | |
| P < 0.0001 | P < 0.0001 | P = 0.0004 | P = 0.4077 | P < 0.0001 | P < 0.0001 | ||
SE standard error, WBC white blood cell, MPO myeloperoxidase, Hb hemoglobin
aNumber of patients