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Table 4 Univariate analysis of covariates associated with mortality in patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

From: Comparison of the clinical features and outcome of children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to visceral leishmaniasis and primary HLH: a single-center study

Variables

Mean survival in days

(95% confidence interval)

P-value

Splenomegaly

 Yes

935.9 (678.5-1193.4)

0.069

 No

37 (1.72-72.3)

BM. hemophagocytosis

 Yes

146.0 (24.9-267.1)

0.059

 No

977.2 (710.2-1244.2)

CNS involvement

 Yes

655.6 (304.0-1007.0)

0.092

 No

849.3 (657.7-1040.9)

Bleeding tendency

 Yes

195.8 (24.5-367.1)

0.059

 No

960.1 (695.9-1224.2)

Bicytopenia

 Yes

801.7 (540.0-1063.4)

0.052

 No

845.2 (652.5-1037.8)

Platelet count

 <100,000/μL

711.2 (443.8-978.7)

0.001*

 ≥ 100,000/μL

1195.2 (1001.1-1389.3)

Hemoglobin

 < 9 g/dL

844.0 (562.9-1125.2)

0.188

 ≥ 9 g/dL

808.1 (547.3-1068.9)

Total bilirubin

  > 1 mg/dL

571.2 (275.5-867.0)

0.008*

  ≤ 1 mg/dL

1004.3 (781.7-1226.8)

ESR

 > 20 mm/hr

1271.7 (934.8-1608.6)

0.002*

 ≤ 20 mm/hr

459.4 (298.7-620.1)

Fibrinogen

 < 150 mg/dL

1001.8 (660.1- 1343.5)

0.183

 ≥ 150 mg/dL

658.7 (405.4-912.1)

  1. ULN upper limit of normal, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CNS central nervous system, BM bone marrow
  2. †The data were analyzed by the Log-rank test; only variables with P < 0.2 are shown
  3. *Statistically significant