Table 1 Statistical comparisons of different features of the MLL cohort

From: Computational analysis of peripheral blood smears detects disease-associated cytomorphologies

Variable

Coefficient

Standard error/difference estimate

p-value

Model

Formula

Age

0.11

0.01

8 × 10−16

Binomial regression

Has MDS ~ age + sex

Sex (is male)

1.20

0.32

2 × 10−4

Normal (vs. baseline)

6750

556

<2 × 10−16

Linear regression

WBCC (/uL) ~ Condition

MDS (vs. normal)

−1272

610

0.04

Anemia (vs. normal)

−1880

713

9 × 10−3

Normal (vs. baseline)

14.29

0.30

<2 × 10−16

Linear regression

Hb (g/dL) ~ Condition

MDS (vs. normal)

−4.35

0.32

<2 × 10−16

Anemia (vs. normal)

−6.39

0.38

<2 × 10−16

Normal (vs. baseline)

256 × 103

23 × 103

<2 × 10−16

Linear regression

Plt (/uL) ~ Condition

MDS (vs. normal)

−48 × 103

26 × 103

0.06

Anemia (vs. normal)

−40 × 103

30 × 103

0.2

Normal

256 × 103

[111 × 103,182 × 103]

3 × 10−12

Two-sided t-test

Plt (/uL) ~ Megaloblastic anemia vs. normal

Megaloblastic anemia

110 × 103

SF3B1-mutant MDS

282 × 103

[131 × 103,200 × 103]

<2 × 10−16

Two-sided t-test

Plt (/uL) ~ SF3B1-mutant MDS vs. other MDS

Other MDS

117 × 103

SF3B1-mutant MDS

282 × 103

[−62 × 103,10 × 103]

0.15

Two-sided t-test

Plt (/uL) ~ SF3B1-mutant MDS vs. normal

Normal

256 × 103

SF3B1-mutant MDS

9.80

[−0.83,0.22]

0.25

Two-sided t-test

Hb (g/dL) ~ SF3B1-mutant MDS vs. other MDS

Other MDS

10.10

SF3B1-mutant MDS

6253

[655,2801]

2 × 10−3

Two-sided t-test

WBCC (/µL) ~ SF3B1-mutant MDS vs. other MDS

Other MDS

4525

SF3B1-mutant MDS

6253

[−1515,522]

0.3

Two-sided t-test

WBCC (/µL) ~ SF3B1-mutant MDS vs. normal

Normal

6750

  1. When Model is “Binomial regression” or “Linear regression”, the Coefficient column refers to the coefficient in the linear regression; when the Model is “Two-sided t-test”, the Coefficient column refers to the mean value for each Variable.