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Clinical characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 58 |
| Range | 26–79 |
| ≤58 | 18 (51.4) |
| >58 | 17 (48.6) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 17 (48.6) |
| Female | 18 (51.4) |
| Ann Arbor stage | |
| I | 13 (37.1) |
| II | 9 (25.7) |
| III | 3 (8.6) |
| IV | 10 (28.6) |
| IPI score | |
| 0–1 | 24 (68.6) |
| 2 | 4 (11.4) |
| 3 | 5 (14.3) |
| 4–5 | 2 (5.7) |
| LDH | |
| Cutoff | 191 IU/L |
| <191 IU/L | 23 (65.7) |
| ≥191 IU/L | 12 (34.3) |
| B Symptoms | |
| Yes | 28 (80.0) |
| No | 7 (20.0) |
IPI, International Prognostic Index; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.
