Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Aggressive lymphoma (n = 25) | Indolent lymphoma (n = 28) | All patients (n = 53) |
| Age, median (range) | 69 (29–83) | 65 (39–85) | 66 (29–85) |
| Female, n (%) | 12 (48%) | 11 (39%) | 23 (44%) |
| Stage, n (%)a | |||
| 1 | 2 (8%) | 2 (7%) | 4 (8%) |
| 2 | 5 (20%) | 2 (7%) | 7 (13%) |
| 3 | 1 (4%) | 8 (29%) | 9 (17%) |
| 4 | 17 (68%) | 14 (50%) | 31 (59%) |
| Extranodal disease | 11 (44%) | 8 (29%) | 19 (36%)b |
| LDH (IU/L), median | 447 | 388 | 413 |
a
According to the Ann Arbor staging system.
b
Data was not available for extra nodal status and B symptoms in 6 patients and 26 patients, respectively.