Table 1 Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with (atopy +) and without atopy (atopy -)
Groups | Atopy (+) (n = 23) | Atopy(-) (n = 16) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | |||
Age (year) | 8.7 ± 3.49 | 9.19 ± 3.97 | 0.685 |
Sex (m/f) | 14/9 | 9/7 | > 0.999 |
Laboratory data | |||
WBC count (× 103) | 4.14 ± 1.9 | 6.87 ± 4.34 | 0.109 |
Neutrophil (%) | 9.38 ± 9.14 | 18.42 ± 16.53 | 0.083 |
Lymphocyte (%) | 82.09 ± 12.27 | 69.42 ± 18.69 | 0.38 |
Eosinophil (%) | 1.21 ± 0.53 | 1.45 ± 0.68 | 0.288 |
Plt (× 103) | 151.23 ± 36.25 | 150.64 ± 71.05 | 0.974 |
Hb (g/dL) | 8.59 ± 1.61 | 9.13 ± 1.74 | 0.354 |
Baseline IgE (IU/ml) | 25.85 ± 20.51 | 21.05 ± 12.85 | 0.375 |
Baseline IL-4 (pg/ml) | 21.86 ± 7.75 | 20.84 ± 5.86 | 0.657 |
Clinical characteristics | |||
ALL type | |||
B-ALL | 16 | 9 | |
T-ALL | 5 | 5 | |
Unknown | 2 | 2 | |
Cytogenetic | |||
t(10, 14) | 2 | 5 | |
t(12, 21) | 5 | 1 | |
t(1, 19) | 4 | 1 | |
t(4, 11) | 1 | 3 | |
t(8, 14) | 5 | 1 | |
t(9, 22) | 0 | 1 | |
trisomy 4, 10, 17 | 2 | 2 | |
Unknown | 4 | 2 | |