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Table 1 Clinical and Laboratory characteristics of pediatric lymphoma patients

From: Presence of Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) in pediatric lymphomas: impact on clinical course and association with cytomegalovirus infection

Variables

HL N = 33

NHL N = 17

Age (Mean ± SD)

10.5 ± 4.5

8.1 ± 4.6

Sex

  

Male: n = 32

18

14

Female: n = 18

15

3

M:F ratio

1:2:1

4:6:1

LFT (Mean ± SD)

  

ALT (IU/L)

25.2 ± 11.7

29.2 ± 12.7

AST (IU/L)

21.2 ± 11.4

21.7 ± 9.9

T. Bil (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.4

KFT (Mean ± SD)

  

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3

CBC (Mean ± SD)

  

Hb (g/dL)

10.6 ± 2.2

7.6 ± 3.0

TLC (×109/l)

5.3 ± 3.6

2.9 ± 4.6

Plt (×109/l)

134.9 ± 79.1

171.3 ± 208.4

ANC (×109/l)

1.8 ± 1.3

1.4 ± 2.3

Mono (×109/l)

1.5 ± 1.2

0.6 ± 1.0

LDH (Mean ± SD) (IU/L)

207.4 ± 214.2

443.7 ± 667.5

ESR 1 st hr (Mean ± SD)

40.5 ± 31.1

35.4 ± 24.5

ESR 2 nd hr (Mean ± SD)

73.5 ± 63.7

65.1 ± 45.9

Phase of therapy

  

Induction: n = 24

15

9

Post-induction: n = 23

16

7

Salvage: n = 3

2

1

Stage of disease

  

I+II (n = 25)

19

6

III+IV (n = 25)

14

11

  1. SD: Standard deviation, LFT: Liver function test, ALT: Alanin aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, T. Bil: Total bilirubin, KFT: Kidney function test, CBC: Complete blood picture, Hb: Hemoglobin concentration, TLC: Total leukocytic count, Plt: Platelet count, ANC: Absolute neutrophilic count, Mono: monocyte, LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, ESR1: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 1st hour, ESR2: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 2nd hour