Table 3. Prevalence of cytopenias in neutropenic and non-neutropenic whites and blacks, using conventional and race-specific neutropenia definitions.
| non-Hispanic white (n= 8,649) | non-Hispanic black (n= 9,267) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC <1.5 (61) | ANC ≥1.5 (8,588) | p-value | ANC <1.5* (276) | ANC ≥1.5* (8,991) | p-value* | ANC <1.1 (61) | ANC ≥1.1 (9,206) | p-value | |
| Anemia (%) | 62.3 | 27.9 | <0.001 | 39.9* | 38.5* | 0.64* | 50.8 | 38.4 | 0.048 |
| Thrombocytopenia (%) | 52.5 | 8.8 | <0.001 | 23.2* | 6.4* | <0.001* | 36.1 | 6.7 | <0.001 |
| Anemia & thrombocytopenia, % | 41.0 | 3.5 | <0.001 | 11.6 | 3.1 | <0.001 | 24.6 | 3.2 | <0.001 |
from Table 1