Table II.
Presenting Features of all Patients with and without VTE
| VTE (n=43) | No VTE (n=505) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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| Gender | |||
| Female | 16 (37%) | 228 (45%) | 0.34 |
| Male | 27 (63%) | 277 (55%) | |
|
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| Risk | |||
| Standard | 10 (23%) | 240 (48%) | <0.01 |
| High Risk* | 33 (77%) | 265 (52%) | |
|
| |||
| T-cell | 11 (26%) | 52 (10%) | 0.01 |
|
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| Race | |||
| White | 34 (79%) | 429 (85%) | 0.43 |
| Black | 3 (7%) | 20 (4%) | |
| Asian | 0 (0%) | 13 (3%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (7%) | 16 (3%) | |
| Other | 3 (7%) | 27 (6%) | |
|
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| Mean presenting WBC count (x 109/l) | 36.2 | 41.3 | 0.33 |
|
| |||
| AMM | 7 (16%) | 43 (9%) | 0.10 |
|
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| Age category (years) | <0.01 | ||
| 0–5 | 6 (14%) | 313 (62%) | |
| 5–10 | 7 (16%) | 92 (18%) | |
| 10–20 | 18 (42%) | 77 (15%) | |
| 20–30 | 4 (9%) | 12 (2%) | |
| >30 | 8 (19%) | 11 (2%) | |
|
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| Age (median years) | 14 | 4 | <0.01 |
*
All adults were high risk by definition.
AMM = anterior mediastinal mass, WBC = white blood cell