Table 1. Patients and clinical characteristics.

	n = 186	P values *
Median age, years (range)	58 (19–78)	n.s.
Male sex, no (%)	83 (44.6)	n.s.
Cytogenetic risk group		n.s.
good (%)	20 (10.7)
intermediate (%)	108 (58.1)
poor (%)	58 (31.2)
WBC count at diagnosis (/nl), median (range)	14.2 (0.3–330)	n.s.
Platelet count at diagnosis (/nl), median (range)	45 (2–332)	n.s.
Hemoglobin level at diagnosis (mmol/l), median (range)	5.7 (2.5–8.8)	n.s.
Peripheral blood blasts (%), median (range)	27 (0–99)	n.s.
Bone marrow blasts (%), median (range)	75 (17–99)	n.s.
Outcome after induction chemotherapy
Alive	183
Dead	3

* P-values (calculated for IFD).

Abbreviation

WBC, white blood cell.