Table 1. Characteristics of cases and... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Characteristics of cases and controls

	Cases		Controls
	N	%	N	%
Total	91	100	278	100
Sex*
Males	47	51.6	139	50.0
Females	44	48.4	139	50.0
Age at HL diagnosis*
Median age, y (IQR)	28.3	(21.9-37.7)	28.2	(22.9-37.7)
5-25†	38	41.8	107	38.5
26-35	24	26.4	86	30.9
36-50	29	31.9	85	30.6
Age at HF diagnosis/cutoff date
Median age, y (IQR)	47.9	(41.2-57.7)	48.2	(41.5-57.6)
27-40	21	23.1	59	21.2
41-60	42	46.1	127	45.7
≥61	28	30.8	92	33.1
Year of diagnosis HL diagnosis*
1965-1974	30	33.0	98	35.3
1975-1984	35	38.5	114	41.0
1985-1995	26	28.6	66	23.7
Time to HF diagnosis/cutoff date
Median time, y (IQR)	20.6	(13.7-25.2)	20.6	(14.0-25.0)
5-10	14	15.4	43	15.5
11-20	33	36.3	101	36.3
21-30	38	41.8	121	43.5
≥31	6	6.6	13	4.7
Deceased at end of follow-up
Median time (IQR) in years after cutoff	3.6	(0.2-5.6)	8.2	(4.6-14.4)
No	39	42.9	171	61.5
Yes	52	57.1	107	38.5

	Cases		Controls
	N	%	N	%
Total	91	100	278	100
Sex*
Males	47	51.6	139	50.0
Females	44	48.4	139	50.0
Age at HL diagnosis*
Median age, y (IQR)	28.3	(21.9-37.7)	28.2	(22.9-37.7)
5-25†	38	41.8	107	38.5
26-35	24	26.4	86	30.9
36-50	29	31.9	85	30.6
Age at HF diagnosis/cutoff date
Median age, y (IQR)	47.9	(41.2-57.7)	48.2	(41.5-57.6)
27-40	21	23.1	59	21.2
41-60	42	46.1	127	45.7
≥61	28	30.8	92	33.1
Year of diagnosis HL diagnosis*
1965-1974	30	33.0	98	35.3
1975-1984	35	38.5	114	41.0
1985-1995	26	28.6	66	23.7
Time to HF diagnosis/cutoff date
Median time, y (IQR)	20.6	(13.7-25.2)	20.6	(14.0-25.0)
5-10	14	15.4	43	15.5
11-20	33	36.3	101	36.3
21-30	38	41.8	121	43.5
≥31	6	6.6	13	4.7
Deceased at end of follow-up
Median time (IQR) in years after cutoff	3.6	(0.2-5.6)	8.2	(4.6-14.4)
No	39	42.9	171	61.5
Yes	52	57.1	107	38.5

Matching variables used in the selection of controls.

Four cases and 9 controls (3.5% of the population) were aged <15 y at time of HL diagnosis.