Table 2. Baseline characteristics for patients included in meta‐analyses.
Abbreviations: ANC, absolute neutrophil count; AZA, azacitidine; BM, bone marrow; CALGB, Cancer and Leukemia Group B; d, days; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EPO, serum erythropoietin; ESA, erythropoietin stimulating agent; FAB, French‐American‐British; Hgb, hemoglobin; HR, higher‐risk; LR, lower‐risk; MDS, myelodysplastic syndromes; NA, not available; SD, standard deviation.