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. 2020 May 22;15(5):e0233449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233449

Table 1. Clinico-pathological features.

Characteristics All n = 90 n (%) nt-FL n = 49 n (%) s-FL n = 41 n (%) P-value
Sex NS
    Male 46 (51) 21 (43) 25 (61)
    Female 44 (49) 28 (57) 16 (39)
Age at FL diagnosis NS
    Median 57 57 57
    Range 25–83 35–83 25–78
Ann Arbor stage <0.001
    I-II 29 (32) 24(49) 5 (12)
    III-IV 59 (66) 24 (49) 35 (85)
    Unknown 2 (2) 1 (2) 1 (3)
FLIPI 0.001
    Low 33 (37) 25 (51) 8 (20)
    Intermediate 28 (31) 16 (33) 12 (29)
    High 25 (28) 6 (12) 19 (46)
    Unknown 4 (4) 2 (4) 2 (5)
LDH-elevation 0.038
    Yes 15 (17) 4 (8) 11 (27)
    No 71 (79) 43 (88) 28 (68)
    Unknown 4 (4) 2 (4) 2 (5)
B-symptoms NS
    Yes 22 (24) 9 (18) 13 (32)
    No 63 (70) 38 (78) 25 (61)
    Unknown 5 (6) 2 (4) 3 (7)
Performance score NS
    < 2 85 (95) 46 (94) 39 (95)
    ≥ 2 2 (2) 2 (4) 0 (0)
    Unknown 3 (3) 1 (2) 2 (5)
Bone marrow 0.035
    Involvement 26 (29) 9 (18) 17 (41)
    No 50 (56) 33 (67) 17 (41)
    Unknown 14 (15) 7 (14) 7 (18)
Anemia NS
    Yes 6 (7) 1 (2) 5 (12)
    No 81 (90) 47 (96) 34 (83)
    Unknown 3 (3) 1 (2) 2 (5)
FL histology NS
    FL NOS 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (2)
    FL grade 1–2 74 (82) 39 (80) 35 (86)
    FL grade 3A 15 (17) 10 (20) 5 (12)
Initial treatment NA
    Alkylator-based 24 (27) 16 (33) 8 (20)
    Antracyclin-based 8 (9) 2 (4) 6 (15)
    Chlorambucil 20 (22) 11 (22) 9 (22)
    Rituximab only 9 (10) 2 (4) 7 (17)
    Radiation only 7 (8) 5 (10) 2 (5)
    Watch and wait 20 (22) 13 (27) 7 (17)
    Other 2 (2) 0 (0) 2 (5)
    R-Chemo 29 (32) 11 (22) 18 (44)
Aldolase A expression <0.001
    Low 67 (74) 44 (90) 23 (56)
    High 23 (26) 5 (10) 18 (44)
GAPDH expression <0.001
    Low 66 (75) 44 (90) 22 (56)
    High 22 (25) 5 (10) 17 (44)