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. 2018 Apr 13;18:420. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4322-9

Table 2.

Disease Characteristics for Respondents With MPNs Employed at Diagnosis

MF (n = 174) PV (n = 248) ET (n = 170) All MPNs (n = 592)
Duration of disease, mean (SD), y 4.6 (4.7) 6.9 (7.2) 6.3 (6.4) 6.1 (6.4)
Risk score at any time during treatment
 High 25 (14.4) 35 (14.1) 41 (24.1) 101 (17.1)
 Intermediate 61 (35.1) 29 (11.7) 21 (12.4) 111 (18.8)
 Low 17 (9.8) 22 (8.9) 34 (20.0) 73 (12.3)
 Not available or did not recall 71 (40.8) 162 (65.3) 74 (43.5) 307 (51.9)
Comorbid conditions ever diagnosed*
 Diabetes 28 (16.1) 21 (8.5) 9 (5.3) 58 (9.8)
 Solid tumor 13 (7.5) 12 (4.8) 9 (5.3) 34 (5.7)
 Emphysema or COPD 9 (5.2) 13 (5.2) 5 (2.9) 27 (4.6)
 Connective tissue disorders 8 (4.6) 8 (3.2) 10 (5.9) 26 (4.4)
 Moderate to severe kidney disease 13 (7.5) 8 (3.2) 3 (1.8) 24 (4.1)
 Liver disease 7 (4.0) 9 (3.6) 4 (2.4) 20 (3.4)
History of thrombotic events, n (%) 40 (23.0) 51 (20.6) 37 (21.8) 128 (21.6)

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ET, essential thrombocythemia; MF, myelofibrosis; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; PV, polycythemia vera

*Occurring in > 3% of all respondents employed at diagnosis

Each respondent could have > 1 thrombotic event