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. 2013 May 21;8(5):e64716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064716

Table 1. Patient characteristics and P-values for DFS and OS in the univariate analyses.

Characteristic Value N = 141N (%) 5 year DFS(%) (DFS time range) DFS P-value 5 year OS(%) (OS time range) OS P-value
Sex Male 72 (51.1) 71.1 (1 to 135) 0.817 88.9 (2 to 142.4) 0.722
Female 69 (48.9) 79.3 (3 to 126) 87.4 (2 to 144)
Median age (range) 32 (13–89)
<45 110 (78) 77.9 (1 to 135) 0.100 95.7 (9 to 143) <0.001
≥45 31 (22) 64.7 (3 to 91) 61 (2 to119)
Histology Nodular sclerosis 83 (58.9) 77.2 (1 to 135) 0.478 95.1 (9 to 144) 0.001
Other 58 (41.1) 72.4 (1 to 106) 78.5 (2 to 120)
B symptoms Yes 59 (41.8) 69.4 (1 to 104) 0.470 75.6 (2 to 127) <0.001
No 82 (58.2) 78.6 (3 to 135) 92.7 (11 to 144)
Bulky mass Yes 29 (20.6) 84.4 (4 to 111) 0.239 90.4 (11 to 0.298
No 112 (79.4) 72.8 (1 to 135) 127)86.3 (2 to 144)
Anemia, Hb levels less than 105 g/L Yes 31 (22) 60 (1 to 77) 0.091 70.4 (2 to 127) <0.001
No 110 (78) 79.2 (1 to 135) 93.4 (9 to 144)
Leukocytosis, more than 15×109/L Yes 17 (12.1) 75 (2 to 82) 0.987 88.2 (10 to 92) 0.287
No 124 (87.9) 75.9 (1 to 135) 88.4 (2 to 144)
Lymphocytopenia, <0.6×109/L or <8% of WBC Yes 17 (12.1) 57.1 (1 to 78) 0.642 68.8 (2 to 119) 0.003
No 124 (87.9) 77.6 (1 to 135) 90.7 (2 to 144)
Hypoalbuminemia, <40 g/L Yes 46 (32.6) 77.6 (1 to 126) 0.656 70.7 (2 to 142) <0.001
No 86 (60.9) 73.2 (1 to 135) 94.3 (9 to 144)
High LDH level, >450 UI/L Yes 40 (28.4) 64.6 (1 to 106) 0.321 78.6 (2 to 119) 0.021
No 99 (70.2) 78.6 (1 to 135) 92.1 (2 to 144)
High B-2-microglobulin level,>25 mg/L Yes 27 (19.1) 73.1 (1 to 104) 0.974 68.2 (2 to 112) <0.001
No 84 (60) 72.6 (1 to 135) 94.9 (9 to 144)
Stage early (I–II) 86 (61) 78.5 (1 to 126) 0.148 96.7 (3 to 142) <0.001
advanced (III–IV) 54 (38.6) 68 (1 to 134) 74.2 (2 to 144)
EBV Positive 40 (38.1) 50.8 (1 to 90) 0.480 75 (2 to 106) 0.120
Negative 65 (46.1) 69.9 (1 to 90) 87.9 (2 to 100)
Unknown 36 (15.8)
Treatment ABVD 73 (52.1) 60.6 (1 to 109) 0.265 95.7 (2 to 116) 0.221
MOPPABV 53 (37.9) 77.9 (1 to 135) 86.1 (2 to 145)
MOPP 8 (5.7) 100 (26 to 120) 85.7 (3 to 142)
Other 7 (4.3) 25 (2 to 19)
Toxicities Neutropenia 47 (33.3) 77.9 (3 to 104) 0.473 79.6 (1–112) 0.018
Anemia 6 (4.3) 66.7(3 to 91) 0.375 33.3 (2 to 99) <0.001
Thrombocytopenia 6 (4.3) 66.7 (3 to 91) 0.658 44.4 (2 to 99) 0.001
Pulmonary toxicity 7 (5) 68.6 (3 to 88) 0.464 85.7 (16 to106) 0.889
Neurological toxicity 23 (16.3) 71 (6 to 113) 0.729 95.2 (19 to135) 0.169
Infectious toxicity 51 (36.2) 80 (3 to 113) 0.375 80 (1 to 123) 0.019