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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Hematol. 2014 Apr 1;93(9):1467–1472. doi: 10.1007/s00277-014-2068-2

Table 2.

Differences between the physician’s final diagnosis and the reviewer diagnosis as shown by JAK2V617F test status

JAK2V617F test status
Not tested (n=55)a Negative
(n=61)
Positive
(n=88)
Total
(n=204)
PV diagnosis Physician (%) 41 (75 %) 8 (13 %) 72 (82 %) 121 (59 %)
Reviewer (%) 24 (44 %) 2 (3 %) 64 (73 %) 90 (44 %)
p value <0.001 0.04 0.011
Other MPN diagnosisb Physician (%) 4 (7 %) 2 (2 %) 16 (18 %) 22 (11 %)
Reviewer (%) 8 (15 %) 2 (3 %) 24 (27 %) 34 (17 %)
All MPN diagnoses Physician (%) 45 (82 %) 10 (16 %) 88 (100 %) 143 (70 %)
Reviewer (%) 32 (58 %) 4 (7 %) 88 (100 %) 124 (61 %)
p value <0.001 0.04 1
Non-MPN diagnosisc Physician (%) 10 (18 %) 52 (85 %) 0 (0 %) 61 (30 %)
Reviewer (%) 23 (42 %) 57 (93 %) 0 (0 %) 80 (39 %)
a

Sample size is determined by physician diagnosis

b

MPNs include ET, PMF, and other cases where the exact MPN diagnosis was uncertain

c

Includes secondary polycythemia, stress erythrocytosis, and normal