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. 2021 Aug 26;22(10):1416–1426. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00454-X

Table 4.

Results of univariate and multivariable analysis for disease severity

Univariate analysis
Multivariable analysis
p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI)
Income group <0·0001 .. <0·0001 ..
Low-income or lower-middle-income country .. 3·5 (2·5–4·9) <0·0001 5·8 (3·8–8·8)
Upper-middle-income country .. 1·6 (1·3–2·1) 0·0024 1·6 (1·2–2·2)
High-income country .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
Cancer type <0·0001 .. 0·14 ..
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or acute lymphoblastic lymphoma .. 2·0 (1·6–2·6) 0·086 1·4 (1·0–2·0)
Other haematological malignancies .. 2·3 (1·6–3·1) 0·55 1·2 (0·8–1·9)
Solid tumours .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
CNS tumours .. 0·7 (0·5–1·0) 0·53 0·9 (0·5–1·5)
Age, years 0·0015 .. 0·046 ..
<1 .. 0·7 (0·4–1·4) 0·99 1·0 (0·5–2·4)
1–9 .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
10–14 .. 1·1 (0·8–1·4) 0·53 0·9 (0·7–1·3)
15–18 .. 1·7 (1·3–2·3) 0·013 1·6 (1·1–2·2)
Sex 0·14 .. .. ..
Male .. 1 (ref) .. ..
Female .. 1·2 (1·0–1·4) .. ..
Absolute lymphocyte count, cells per mm3 <0·0001 .. <0·0001 ..
≤300 .. 3·6 (2·7–4·8) <0·0001 2·5 (1·8–3·4)
>300 .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
Absolute neutrophil count, cells per mm3 <0·0001 .. 0·0001 ..
≤500 .. 3·2 (2·5–4·2) 0·0001 1·8 (1·3–2·4)
>500 .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
Comorbidities 0·0001 .. 0·074 ..
Yes (one or more) .. 1·7 (1·3–2·2) 0·074 1·4 (1·0–1·9)
None .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)
Intensive treatment <0·0001 .. 0·0005 ..
Yes .. 2·3 (1·9–2·9) 0·0005 1·8 (1·3–2·3)
No .. 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref)

Data shown for 1301 participants.