Table 3.

Dichotomy variables resulting in <50% viable CD34⁺ and CD3⁺ cells, and CFU-GM recoveries on postthaw cryovial of cryopreserved HPC.

Variable	<50% viable CD34+ cell recovery			<50% viable CD3+ cell recovery			<50% CFU-GM recovery
	No	Yes	P	No	Yes	P	NO	Yes	P
Transit time, n			0.002			<0.001			0.005
≤ 36 h	121	6		90	37		98	23
> 36 h	21	7		5	23		15	13
NC/mL at reception, n			0.035			0.021			0.034
≤200 × 106	101	5		72	34		83	19
>200 × 106	41	8		23	26		30	17
Hto at reception, n			0.005			<0.001			0.142
≤2%	95	3		71	27		74	18
>2%	47	10		24	33		39	18
NC/mL at cryopreservation, n			0.040			0.017			0.695
≤250 × 106	130	9		89	50		102	31
>250 × 106	12	4		6	10		11	5

CFU-GM colony-forming units granulocyte/macrophage, HPC hematopoietic progenitor cells, NC nucleated cells, hto hematocrit.