Table 1. Baseline characteristics with... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics with respect to the outcome of the patients

	Overall Median (IQR)	Good responder (n = 89) Median (IQR)	Responder (n = 16) Median (IQR)	Nonresponder (n = 30) Median (IQR)	P
Age, y	6 (3-10)	5 (3-8.5)	6.5 (3.2-10.7)	7 (3-12.2)	.101∗
Weight, kg	17 (12-24)	16 (11.2-22)	20 (16.2-26.5)	20 (12-33)	.075∗
Age at first transfusion, mo	9 (6-15)	9 (6-14)	7.5 (3.2-1.6)	9 (5.7-1.4)	.824∗
Age at the start of HU, y	1.2 (0.9-2.5)	1 (0.9-2)	2.1 (1-4.8)	1.6 (0.8-4)	.252∗
HbA electrophoresis, n = 12	5.7 (2.4-11.2)	3.2 (2.1-10.8)	6.6 (6.6-6.6)	7.8 (5.1-7.8)	.392∗
HbA2 electrophoresis, n = 45	2.6 (2-4.1)	2.8 (2.2-4)	2.3 (1.3-4.1)	2.2 (1.6-4.2)	.606∗
HbF electrophoresis, n = 76	96.4 (94-98)	96.6 (94.1-97.9)	96.2 (60.8-97.7)	96.3 (92.7-97.8)	.851∗

	Overall Median (IQR)	Good responder (n = 89) Median (IQR)	Responder (n = 16) Median (IQR)	Nonresponder (n = 30) Median (IQR)	P
Age, y	6 (3-10)	5 (3-8.5)	6.5 (3.2-10.7)	7 (3-12.2)	.101∗
Weight, kg	17 (12-24)	16 (11.2-22)	20 (16.2-26.5)	20 (12-33)	.075∗
Age at first transfusion, mo	9 (6-15)	9 (6-14)	7.5 (3.2-1.6)	9 (5.7-1.4)	.824∗
Age at the start of HU, y	1.2 (0.9-2.5)	1 (0.9-2)	2.1 (1-4.8)	1.6 (0.8-4)	.252∗
HbA electrophoresis, n = 12	5.7 (2.4-11.2)	3.2 (2.1-10.8)	6.6 (6.6-6.6)	7.8 (5.1-7.8)	.392∗
HbA2 electrophoresis, n = 45	2.6 (2-4.1)	2.8 (2.2-4)	2.3 (1.3-4.1)	2.2 (1.6-4.2)	.606∗
HbF electrophoresis, n = 76	96.4 (94-98)	96.6 (94.1-97.9)	96.2 (60.8-97.7)	96.3 (92.7-97.8)	.851∗

	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Sex
Male	77 (57)	42 (47.2)	6 (37.5)	10 (33.3)	.372†
Female	58 (43)	47 (52.8)	10 (62.5)	20 (66.7)

	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Sex
Male	77 (57)	42 (47.2)	6 (37.5)	10 (33.3)	.372†
Female	58 (43)	47 (52.8)	10 (62.5)	20 (66.7)

P ≤ .05 considered significant.

IQR, interquartile range.

Kruskal-Wallis test applied.

χ² test applied.