Table 2 Distribution of BM-associated cell population from the whole BM cellularity (apart from phenotypically abnormal plasma cells) and the WBC count in first and second pull BM aspirated samples.

From: Determining hemodilution in diagnostic bone marrow aspirated samples in plasma cell disorders by next-generation flow cytometry: Proposal for a bone marrow quality index

Population

BM aspirate pull

Q25

Median (range)

Q75

CV, %

p-value

B cell precursors, %

first (n = 219)

0.50

0.86 (0.00–4.39)

1.52

80.8

7.9 × 10–6

second (n = 132)

0.25

0.56 (0.004–3.84)

0.94

99.2

Myeloid precursors, %

first (n = 219)

3.19

4.02 (0.47–9.85)

4.87

34.6

2.2 × 10–16

second (n = 132)

1.65

2.19 (0.11–5.38)

2.93

46.0

Nucleated red cells, %

first (n = 219)

8.92

11.4 (2.25–38.2)

14.4

40.1

2.2 × 10–16

second (n = 132)

3.03

4.97 (0.25–18.0)

7.48

59.9

Mast cells, %

first (n = 219)

0.004

0.01 (0.00–0.62)

0.02

215.3

2.2 × 10–6

second (n = 132)

0.002

0.004 (0.00–0.14)

0.01

172.9

WBC count, 106/mL

first (n = 215)

24.8

37.5 (8.3–120.8)

51.5

53.8

2.2 × 10–16

second (n = 121)

13.9

20.1 (4.1–70.3)

27.5

54.0

  1. Q25 and Q75 Interquartile range, CV coefficient of variation.