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Table 1 Additional clinical characteristics and demographic profiles of patients

From: Validation of the Khorana score in acute myeloid leukemia patients: a single-institution experience

Patient Characteristics

Value (N = 867)

Patient age

 median (range), y

75 (51–96)

Sex, No. (%)

 Male

565 (65)

 Female

302 (35)

Race, No. (%)

 Caucasian

801 (92)

 African American

18 (2)

 Hispanic

25 (3)

 Other

19 (2)

AML classification, No. (%)

 De novo AML

383 (44)

 Secondary AML

483 (56)

AML risk stratification, No. (%)

 Favorable-risk group

21 (2)

 Intermediate-risk group

485 (56)

 Poor-risk group

266 (31)

History of prior or concurrent cancer, No. (%)

 Hematologic malignancies

34 (4)

 Solid tumors

207 (24)

Prior thrombosis (arterial/venous)

126 (14)

Growth factors, No. (%)

 Before AML diagnosis

167 (19)

 EPO

101 (12)

 G-CSF

58 (7)

 GM-CSF

8 (1)

 Post AML diagnosis

728 (84)

Complete blood counts at diagnosis, No. (range)

 WBC (× 109/L)

3.165 (0.08–413.74)

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.3 (5.6–15.2)

 Platelet (× 109/L)

46 (1–800)

Treatment regimen, No. (%)

 Chemotherapy

250 (29)

 Hypomethylating agent

240 (28)

 Best supportive care

225 (26)

BMI, No. (%)

  ≤ 35 kg/m2

820 (65)

  > 35 kg/m2

47 (5)

  1. Abbreviations: AML acute myeloid leukemia, BMI body mass index, EPO erythropoietin, G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, WBC white blood cells