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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Leukemia. 2021 Jan 25;35(8):2258–2273. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01134-3

Table 2B:

Prevalence of chronic health conditions of survivors of AML treated with conventional therapy (n=67) and community controls (N=450) *

Cardiovascular Cardiomyopathy Hypertension Hypertriglyceridemia High Cholesterol
Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls
N % N % P N % N % P N % N % p N % N % p

Normal 59 88.1 438 97.3 0.001 31 46.3 251 55.7 0.05 56 83.6 368 81.7 0.57 51 76.1 311 69.1 0.69
Grade 1 - - - - 22 32.8 145 32.2 9 13.4 68 15.1 14 20.9 120 26.6
Grade 2 6 8.9 10 2.2 10 14.9 43 9.5 1 1.5 12 2.6 2 3.0 19 4.2
Grade 3 2 3.0 2 0.4 4 6.0 11 2.4 1 1.5 2 0.4 0 0 0 0
Grade 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Endocrine/ Metabolic Growth Hormone Deficiency Primary Hypothyroidism Abnormal Glucose Metabolism Obesity
Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls
N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % 0.16

Normal 65 97.0 442 98.2 0.50 63 94.0 432 96.0 0.67 54 80.6 378 84.0 0.35 18 26.8 172 38.2
Grade 1 2 3.0 8 1.7 0 0 1 0.2 8 11.9 57 12.6 - - - -
Grade 2 0 0 0 0 4 6.0 17 3.7 4 6.0 13 2.8 21 31.3 119 26.4
Grade 3 - - - - 0 0 0 0 1 1.5 2 0.4 22 32.8 121 26.8
Grade 4 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.9 38 8.4
Reproductive Leydig Cell Insufficiency (Male) Premature Ovarian Failure (Female) Abnormal Sperm Concentration Liver Fibrosis
Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Gastrointestinal Survivors Controls
N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %


Normal 25 100 186 93.0 0.10 42 100 249 99.6 0.97 2 66.7 - - 59 88.0 - -
Grade 1 0 0 10 5.0 - - - - - - - - 1 1.5 - -
Grade 2 0 0 4 2.0 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 - -
Grade 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.4 1 33.3 - - 6 8.9 - -
Grade 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1.5 - -
Abnormal FEV1 Abnormal DLCOcorr Abnormal TLC Cataract
Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls
Pulmonary N % N % N % N % N % N % Ocular N % N %


Normal 60 89.5 413 91.8 61 91.0 431 95.8 0.01 66 98.5 440 97.7 0.99 63 94.0 428 95.1 0.86
Grade 1 6 8.9 22 4.9 1 1.5 17 3.8 1 1.5 9 2.0 4 6.0 19 4.2
Grade 2 0 0 11 2.4 0.61 5 7.5 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 2 0.4
Grade 3 1 1.5 3 0.7 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2
Grade 4 0 0 1 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0
Low Bone Mineral Density Osteonecrosis Motor Neuropathy Sensory Neuropathy
Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls Survivors Controls
Bone Health N % N % N % N % Neurology N % N % N % N %


Normal 38 56.7 - - 66 98.5 - - 61 91.0 450 100 0.10 48 71.6 415 92.2 <0.001
Grade 1 22 32.8 - - 1 1.5 - - 2 3.0 0 0 16 23.9 30 6.6
Grade 2 7 10.4 - - 0 0 - - 3 4.5 0 0 2 3.0 5 1.1
Grade 3 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 1 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 0 0
Grade 4 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*

Adjusted for age, sex, race (White vs. others)

FEV1= forced expiratory volume in one second, DLCOcorr= diffusion capacity of lungs for carbon monoxide corrected for hemoglobin, TLC= total lung capacity

Not assessed among controls

Assessed among survivors who consented to semen analysis (n=25)