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. 2015 Feb 11;10(2):e0117614. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117614

Table 1. Characteristics of TTP remission cohort a .

Relapse (n = 16) Non-Relapse (n = 22) p-value
Age ± SD 43.9 ± 15.9 45.3 ± 12.8 0.362 b
Race/Ethnicity % [number] 0.199 c
Caucasian 43.8% [7] 72.7% [16]
African American 43.8% [7] 22.7% [5]
American Indian 0.06% [1] 0.05% [1]
Hispanic 0.06% [1] 0% [0]
Sex % [number]
Female 68.8% [11] 95.5% [21] 0.065 c
Median years follow-up [range] 9.8 [3.6–26.6] 6.8 [0.8–12.8] 0.0325 d
Median years since last episode [range] 3.4 [0.2–13.2] 6.8 [0.8–12.8] 0.076 d

a Individuals with a history of clinically diagnosed TTP (<10% ADAMTS13 activity during a prior acute episode), in remission for at least 2 months, who fail to meet criteria for any known rheumatic disease;

b t-test;

c Fisher’s exact test;

d Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.