Table 2.

Clinical comparison between an ALC/AMC ≥2.9 and an ALC/AMC <2.9

EBV in situ hybridization was performed in 214 cases. BNLI grade was examined in 111 cases. The presence of B symptoms was examined in 308 cases.

^aWilcoxon rank-sum test.

^bχ² test by two-sided Pearson's exact test.

^cχ² test by two-sided linear-by-linear association.

Abbreviations: ALC, absolute lymphocyte count; AMC, absolute monocyte count; BNLI, British National Lymphoma Investigation; EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; IPS, International Prognostic Score.