Table 5 Prognostic factors for survival in 88 patients with World Health Organization (WHO)-defined ‘myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del(5q)’

From: WHO-defined ‘myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del(5q)’ in 88 consecutive patients: survival data, leukemic transformation rates and prevalence of JAK2, MPL and IDH mutations

Variable

Univariate analysis (P-value)

Multivariable analysis (P-value)

Age

0.004

 

Age ⩾70 years

0.01

0.02

Sex

0.13

 

Hb

0.58

 

MCV

0.57

 

WBC

0.86

 

ALC

0.68

 

AMC

0.97

 

Platelets

0.2

 

Serum ferritin

0.21

 

Dyserythropoiesis

0.76

 

Dysgranulopoiesis

0.02

0.01

Dysmegakaryopoiesis

0.57

 

Transfusion need at presentation

0.04

0.04

  1. Abbreviations: ALC, absolute lymphocyte count; AMC, absolute monocyte count; Hb, hemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; WBC, white blood count.
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