Table 1.
Characteristics of hematological patients
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Diagnosis
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Patients with hematological diseases (n = 207)
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Normal controls (n = 26)
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P
value
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Local infection
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Sepsis
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No infection
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| Sex, n (%) | 0.255 | ||||
| Female | 34 (50.7) | 58 (64.4) | 26 (52.0) | 13 (50.0) | |
| Male | 33 (49.3) | 32 (35.6) | 24 (48.0) | 13 (50.0) | |
| Age, median [range], yr | 60 [14-86] | 60 [18-84] | 60 [21-88] | 46 [22-76] | 0.726 |
| WBC, median [range] (× 109/L) | 3.7 [0.30-136.0] | 2.55 [0.30-161.0] | 3.4 [0.70-20.4] | 0.090 | |
| ANC, median [range] (× 109/L) | 2.31 [0.00-45.80] | 0.745 [0.00-39.00] | 2.1 [0.10-13.59] | 0.013 | |
| RBC, median [range] (× 1012/L) | 2.53 [1.15-4.87] | 2.40 [1.13-4.51] | 3.05 [1.68-4.62] | < 0.001 | |
| PLT, median [range] (× 109/L) | 56 [6-456] | 34 [1-462] | 133 [8-517] | < 0.001 | |
WBC: White blood cell; ANC: Absolute neutrophil count; RBC: Red blood cell; PLT: Platelet.