Table 5 The correlation between clinical outcome and patient's characteristics
| Baseline Factors |
Complete Remission N (%) |
Relapsed Disease N (%) | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | ||||
| < 30 | 43 (44.8) | 19 (55.9) | 62 | 0.266 |
| ≥ 30 | 53 (55.2) | 15 (44.1) | 68 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 50 (52.1) | 21 (61.8) | 71 | 0.330 |
| Females | 46 (47.9) | 13 (38.2) | 59 | |
| Histology | ||||
| NSa | 46 (64.8) | 16 (72.7) | 62 | 0.490 |
| MCb | 25 (35.2) | 6 (27.3) | 31 | |
| Stage | ||||
| Early stages (I &II) | 41 (51.9) | 20 (62.5) | 61 | 0.309 |
| Advanced stages (III & IV) | 38 (48.1) | 12 (37.5) | 50 | |
| Presence of B-symptoms | ||||
| Yes | 54 (63.5) | 19 (59.4) | 73 | 0.679 |
| No | 31 (36.5) | 13 (40.6) | 44 |