Table 4.

Baseline characteristics and complete response at 12 mo

Complete response 12 mo (n = 178)No complete response 12 mo (n = 22)P value
Male 98 (55.1) 11 (50.0) .65 
Age at diagnosis, y 3.8 (0.3-16.5) 6.6 (1.3-16.6) .04 
Duration of symptoms, d 3 (0-60) 7 (1-60) <.001 
Platelet count at diagnosis, ×109/L 6 (0-20) 6 (1-19) .73 
Preceding infection 97 (55.1) 10 (47.6) .51 
Preceding vaccination 7 (4.0) 1 (4.8) .60 
Mucosal bleeding, grade 3 76 (43.2) 4 (18.2) .02 
Leukocyte count, ×109/L 8.4 (4.4-18.6) 7.3 (4.0-11.0) .12 
Lymphocyte count,×109/L 4.0 (1.1-14.0) 2.9 (0.9-7.8) .04 
IVIg treatment 90 (50.6) 10 (45.5) .65 
FCGR2B*   .52 
 232II 123 (77.4) 15 (71.4)  
 232IT 33 (20.8) 6 (28.6)  
 232TT 3 (1.9) 0 (0)  
Complete response 12 mo (n = 178)No complete response 12 mo (n = 22)P value
Male 98 (55.1) 11 (50.0) .65 
Age at diagnosis, y 3.8 (0.3-16.5) 6.6 (1.3-16.6) .04 
Duration of symptoms, d 3 (0-60) 7 (1-60) <.001 
Platelet count at diagnosis, ×109/L 6 (0-20) 6 (1-19) .73 
Preceding infection 97 (55.1) 10 (47.6) .51 
Preceding vaccination 7 (4.0) 1 (4.8) .60 
Mucosal bleeding, grade 3 76 (43.2) 4 (18.2) .02 
Leukocyte count, ×109/L 8.4 (4.4-18.6) 7.3 (4.0-11.0) .12 
Lymphocyte count,×109/L 4.0 (1.1-14.0) 2.9 (0.9-7.8) .04 
IVIg treatment 90 (50.6) 10 (45.5) .65 
FCGR2B*   .52 
 232II 123 (77.4) 15 (71.4)  
 232IT 33 (20.8) 6 (28.6)  
 232TT 3 (1.9) 0 (0)  

Data are numbers (%) or medians (lower-upper limit) unless otherwise specified. Duration of symptoms denotes the duration of symptoms at the moment of diagnosis of ITP. Preceding infection: an infection within 28 days before diagnosis. Preceding vaccination: a vaccination within 28 days before diagnosis.

*

Blood samples for multiplex ligation probe amplification were available for 159/178 with complete response at 12 months and for 21/22 patients without complete response.

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