Table 1 Patient characteristics in the three gene expression clusters.

From: Reciprocal impacts of telomerase activity and ADRN/MES differentiation state in neuroblastoma tumor biology

 

All (n = 137)

1(n = 35)

2(n = 52)

3(n = 50)

p-values*

AGE

Mean+/−sd

3.99+/−2.89

2.91+/−2.29

4.1+/−3.42

4.62+/−2.46

 

Median (IQR)

3 (2, 5)

2 (1,4)

3 (2,5)

4 (3,6)

0.001

SEX, n (%)

Female

57 (41.61%)

8 (22.86%)

25 (48.08%)

24 (48%)

 

Male

80 (58.39%)

27 (77.14%)

27 (51.92%)

26 (52%)

0.031

RACE, n (%)

Asian

1 (0.73%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

 

Black or African American

24 (17.52%)

8 (22.86%)

7 (13.46%)

9 (18%)

 

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

2 (1.46%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (4%)

 

Not Reported

3 (2.19%)

1 (2.86%)

1 (1.92%)

1 (2%)

 

Unknown

10 (7.3%)

4 (11.43%)

2 (3.85%)

4 (8%)

 

White

97 (70.8%)

22 (62.86%)

42 (80.77%)

33 (66%)

0.528

ETHNICITY, n (%)

Hispanic or Latino

12 (8.76%)

4 (11.43%)

3 (5.77%)

5 (10%)

 

Not Hispanic or Latino

114 (83.21%)

27 (77.14%)

44 (84.62%)

43 (86%)

 

Unknown

11 (8.03%)

4 (11.43%)

5 (9.62%)

2 (4%)

0.554

INSS_STAGE, n (%)

Stage 2b

1 (0.73%)

1 (2.86%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Stage 3

5 (3.65%)

3 (8.57%)

1 (1.92%)

1 (2%)

 

Stage 4

111 (81.02%)

20 (57.14%)

43 (82.69%)

48 (96%)

 

Stage 4 s

20 (14.6%)

11 (31.43%)

8 (15.38%)

1 (2%)

<0.001

TUMOR_SAMPLE_HISTOLOGY, n (%)

Favorable

25 (18.25%)

12 (34.29%)

10 (19.23%)

3 (6%)

 

Unfavorable

102 (74.45%)

21 (60%)

36 (69.23%)

45 (90%)

 

Unknown

10 (7.3%)

2 (5.71%)

6 (11.54%)

2 (4%)

0.005

DIAGNOSIS, n (%)

Ganglioneuroblastoma, intermixed

1 (0.73%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.92%)

0 (0%)

 

Ganglioneuroblastoma, nodular

22 (16.06%)

5 (14.29%)

10 (19.23%)

7 (14%)

 

Neuroblastoma

109 (79.56%)

27 (77.14%)

40 (76.92%)

42 (84%)

 

Unknown

5 (3.65%)

3 (8.57%)

1 (1.92%)

1 (2%)

0.567

RISK_GROUP, n (%)

High Risk

113 (82.48%)

20 (57.14%)

44 (84.62%)

49 (98%)

 

Intermediate Risk

10 (7.3%)

8 (22.86%)

1 (1.92%)

1 (2%)

 

Low Risk

14 (10.22%)

7 (20%)

7 (13.46%)

0 (0%)

<0.001

OS_STATUS, n (%)

0:LIVING

64 (46.72%)

21 (60%)

27 (51.92%)

16 (32%)

 

1:DECEASED

73 (53.28%)

14 (40%)

25 (48.08%)

34 (68%)

0.024

OS_DAYS

Mean+/−sd

1622.13+/−1094.61

1826.94+/−1162.02

1727.88+/−1176.46

1368.78+/−916.92

 

Median (IQR)

1544 (723, 2325)

2064 (806,2500)

1543.5 (805.75,2267.5)

1323.5 (487.25,2012.75)

0.106

OS_MONTHS

Mean+/−sd

53.81+/−35.97

60.46+/−38.14

57.29+/−38.68

45.54+/−30.19

 

Median (IQR)

51 (24, 77)

68 (27,82.5)

51 (26.75,75.25)

44 (16.75,67)

0.112

  1. *p-values were based on the nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.