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. 2019 Jul 10;134(12):951–959. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019000239

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics

ISPAL modeling
Characteristics All patients (N = 159) Low risk (n = 80) High risk (n = 79) P*
n % Median (range) n % Median (range) n % Median (range)
Sex .008
 Female 101 55.2 61 64.9 40 44.9
 Male 82 44.8 33 35.1 49 55.1
Age, y 35.6 (18.3-82.5) 37.7 (18.3-82.5) 34.9 (18.4-66.5) .517
 18-40 89 56.7 44 55.7 45 57.7
 41-60 56 35.7 26 32.9 30 38.5
 ≥60 12 7.6 9 11.4 3 3.8
 Unknown 26 15 11
ECOG performance status .483
 0 78 54.5 40 55.6 38 53.5
 1 33 23.1 16 22.2 17 23.9
 2 14 9.8 9 12.5 5 7
 ≥3 18 12.6 7 9.7 11 15.5
 Unknown 40 22 18
Leukocyte counts, ×109/L 5.37 (0.8-128.5) 3.4 (0.22-102.7) 9.9 (0.8-128.5) .027
 <5 77 48.7 45 56.3 32 41
 5-10 17 10.8 10 12.5 7 9
 10-50 47 29.7 20 25 27 34.6
 ≥50 17 10.8 5 6.3 12 15.4
 Unknown 25 14 11
Platelet counts, ×109/L 25.5 (7-230) 26 (4-230) 25 (7-157) .314
 <40 123 77.8 59 73.8 64 82.1
 ≥40 35 22.2 21 26.3 14 17.9
 Unknown 25 14 11
Relapse-risk group .037
 Low risk 24 15.2 16 20 8 10.3
 Intermediate risk 70 44.3 39 48.8 31 39.7
 High risk 64 40.5 25 31.2 39 50
 Unknown 25 14 11
Hemoglobin, g/dL 8.7 (3.2-21.8) 8.6 (3.4-21.8) 8.7 (3.2-14.9) .939
 <10 118 74.7 57 71.3 61 78.2
 ≥10 40 25.3 23 28.7 17 21.8
 Missing 25 14 11
Creatinine, mg/dL 0.8 (0.8-4.3) 0.8 (0.4-2.8) 0.81 (0.4-4.3) .48
 <1.4 146 94.8 78 98.7 68 90.7
 ≥1.4 8 5.2 1 9.6 7 9.3
 Unknown 29 15 14
Uric acid, mg/dL 3.9 (1.1-10.3) 3.8 (1.1-8.1) 4.1 (2-10.3) .227
 <7 132 89.8 66 90.4 66 89.2
 ≥7 15 10.2 7 9.6 8 10.8
 Unknown 36 21 15
Fibrinogen, mg/dL 160 (10-898) 163 (10-898) 159 (0.5-549) .86
 <170 80 53.7 40 52.6 40 54.8
 ≥170 69 46.3 36 47.4 33 45.2
 Unknown 34 18 16
Albumin, g/dL 3.9 (2.2-5.42) 3.9 (2.2-5.42) 3.9 (2.4-5) .754
 <3.5 27 22.3 12 20 15 24.6
 ≥3.5 94 77.7 48 80 46 75.4
 Unknown 62 34 28
His morphologic subtype .328
 Hypergranular 148 93.7 76 96.2 72 91.1
 Microgranular 10 6.3 3 3.8 7 8.9
 Unknown 25 15 10
PML break point .383
 BCR1 76 62.3 40 62.5 36 62.1
 BCR2 2 1.6 2 3.1
 BCR3 44 36.1 22 34.4 22 37.9
 Unknown 61 30 31

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PML, promyelocytic leukemia.

*

Missing values were excluded in the calculation of P.

Statistically significant difference (P < .05).

Classification according to PETHEMA/GIMIMA criteria.6