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. 2020 Apr 6;15(4):e0231209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231209

Table 2. Cumulative incidences of toxicity.

Thromboembolism Osteonecrosis Pancreatitis
Total cohort
N (%)
2.5-year
cumulative incidence, %
(95% CI)
P-value 2.5-year cumulative incidence, %
(95% CI)
P-value 2.5-year cumulative incidence, %
(95% CI)
P-value
Total 127 5.5 (2.4–10.5) 7.2 (3.5–12.7) 18.2 (12.1–25.4)
Age groups 0.26 0.55 0.32
Children, Age <10 years 95 (75) 4.2 (1.4–9.7) 6.4 (2.6–12.6) 20.1 (12.7–28.7)
Adolescents, Age ≥10 years 32 (25) 9.4 (2.3–22.5) 9.8 (2.4–23.6) 12.5 (3.9–26.5)
Triglyceride levels at time of ALL-diagnosis 0.67 0.63 0.32
Normal (<UNL) 47 (42) 6.4 (1.6–15.9) 8.6 (2.7–18.9) 12.8 (5.1–24.0)
Mild hypertriglyceridemia
(≥UNL and <10xUNL)
65 (58) 4.6 (1.2–11.8) 6.3 (2.0–14.2) 20.0 (11.3–30.5)
Total cholesterol levels at time of ALL-diagnosis 0.0074 0.49 0.52
Hypocholesterolemia (<LNL) 15 (14) 20.0 (4.5–43.3) 13.3 (2.0–35.4) 20.0 (4.5–43.3)
Normal 91 (81) 2.2 (0.004–6.9) 6.7 (2.7–13.3) 17.6 (10.6–26.1)
Mild hypercholesterolemia
(≥UNL and <10xUNL)
6 (5) 16.7 (4.8–54.9) - -
LDL levels at time of ALL-diagnosis 0.94 0.59 0.48
Decreased (<LNL) 15 (13) 6.7 (0.4–26.9) 13.3 (2.0–35.5) 26.7 (7.7–50.5)
Normal 96 (86) 5.2 (1.49–11) 6.4 (2.6–12.7) 15.6 (9.2–23.6)
Increased (≥UNL) 1 (1) - - -
HDL levels at time of ALL-diagnosis - - -
Normal 2 (2) - - -
Decreased (<LNL) 110 (98) 5.5 (2.2–10.8) 7.4 (3.4–13.4) 17.3 (10.9–24.9)
BMI at time of ALL-diagnosis 0.83 - 0.51
Lean 105 (83) 4.8 (1.8–10.1) 8.1 (2.8–14.7) 17.4(10.8–25.3)
Overweight 17 (13) 5.9 (3.4–24.3) - 17.7(4.1–39.1)
Obese 5 (4) - - 40.0 (3.1–78.6)

Lipids at time of ALL-diagnosis are available for 112 of the 127 patients. P-values are from Gray’s test. Abbreviations: UNL, upper normal limit; LNL, lower normal limit; CI, confidence interval; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index.