Table 2.

Factors evaluated and their impact on survival after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Univariate Analysis)

Variable	Category	p-value
Gender	Male vs. female	0.2213
Disease stage	I/II vs. III/IV	0.3513
Condition of disease for indication of autologous HSCT	Refractory disease
	Relapse in ≤ 1 year	0.5832
	Relapse in > 1 year
B-type symptoms at diagnosis	Present vs. Absent	0.0554
Tumoral mass >10 cm at diagnosis	Present vs. Absent	0.7208
Pre-transplant anemia (Hb < 10 g/dL)	Present vs. Absent	0.0239*
Response to chemotherapy	Responsive vs. Non-responsive	0.0095*

HSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; * data with statistical significance; Hb = hemoglobin