. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2013 May 15;55(1):63–66. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2013.794267

TABLE I.

Baseline demographics and laboratory parameters of patients with CLL who were exposed and unexposed to Agent Orange.

Agent Orange
	Exposed (n=33)	Unexposed (n=162)	p-value
Age at diagnosis (years)	61.2 ± 0.6	72.5 ± 0.8	<0.0001
Male n (%)	33 (100%)	160 (98%)	1.0
Caucasian n (%)	29 (100%)	105 (96%)	0.6
WBC at diagnosis (x10⁹/L)	17.4 ± 1.5	19.6 ± 2.0	0.5
ALC at diagnosis (x10⁹/L)	11.8 ± 1.6	13.6 ± 1.3	0.5
Hemoglobin at diagnosis (g/dl)	14.5 ± 0.4	13.8 ± 0.2	0.08
Platelet count at diagnosis (x10⁹/L)	206 ± 11	194 ± 5	0.3

Mean ± SE presented unless noted. T-tests comparing continuous variables; Fisher’s exact test comparison is between categorical variables. WBC=white blood count. ALC=Absolute lymphocyte count.