Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients treated for ALL at Texas Children’s Hospital, 2007 to 2018

VariableTotal (N = 314)SampleP value
Discovery (N = 234)Replication (N = 80)
Age at diagnosis, y    .93 
Median (range) 5.0 (1.0-19) 5.0 (1.0-19) 5.5 (1.0-17)  
BMI category    .65 
Normal weight 184 (58.6%) 137 (58.5%) 47 (58.8%)  
Obese 38 (12.1%) 27 (11.5%) 11 (13.8%)  
Overweight 38 (12.1%) 30 (12.8%) 8 (10.0%)  
Underweight 32 (10.2%) 25 (10.7%) 7 (8.8%)  
Missing 22 (7.0%) 15 (6.4%) 7 (8.8%)  
Sex    .99 
Female 138 (43.9%) 103 (44.0%) 35 (43.8%)  
Male 176 (56.1%) 131 (56.0%) 45 (56.3%)  
Race/ethnicity    .43 
Hispanic 181 (57.6%) 135 (57.7%) 46 (57.5%)  
Non-Hispanic Black 15 (4.8%) 12 (5.1%) 3 (3.8%)  
Non-Hispanic Other 15 (4.8%) 11 (4.7%) 4 (5.0%)  
Non-Hispanic White 100 (31.8%) 75 (32.1%) 25 (31.3%)  
Missing 3 (1.0%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (2.5%)  
Risk group    .06 
High-risk/T cell 134 (42.7%) 94 (40.2%) 40 (50.0%)  
Standard risk 180 (57.3%) 140 (59.8%) 40 (50.0%)  
ALL subtype    .30 
B cell 294 (93.6%) 221 (94.4%) 73 (91.3%)  
T cell 20 (6.4%) 13 (5.6%) 7 (8.8%)  
Transaminitis (AST or ALT)    .02 
Grade <3 193 (61.5%) 132 (56.4%) 61 (76.3%)  
Grade ≥3 88 (28.0%) 69 (29.5%) 19 (23.8%)  
Missing 33 (10.5%) 33 (14.1%) 0 (0%)  
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia    .20 
≤3 mg/dL 305 (97.1%) 225 (96.2%) 80 (100%)  
>3 mg/dL 7 (2.2%) 7 (3.0%) 0 (0%)  
Missing 2 (0.6%) 2 (0.9%) 0 (0%)  
VariableTotal (N = 314)SampleP value
Discovery (N = 234)Replication (N = 80)
Age at diagnosis, y    .93 
Median (range) 5.0 (1.0-19) 5.0 (1.0-19) 5.5 (1.0-17)  
BMI category    .65 
Normal weight 184 (58.6%) 137 (58.5%) 47 (58.8%)  
Obese 38 (12.1%) 27 (11.5%) 11 (13.8%)  
Overweight 38 (12.1%) 30 (12.8%) 8 (10.0%)  
Underweight 32 (10.2%) 25 (10.7%) 7 (8.8%)  
Missing 22 (7.0%) 15 (6.4%) 7 (8.8%)  
Sex    .99 
Female 138 (43.9%) 103 (44.0%) 35 (43.8%)  
Male 176 (56.1%) 131 (56.0%) 45 (56.3%)  
Race/ethnicity    .43 
Hispanic 181 (57.6%) 135 (57.7%) 46 (57.5%)  
Non-Hispanic Black 15 (4.8%) 12 (5.1%) 3 (3.8%)  
Non-Hispanic Other 15 (4.8%) 11 (4.7%) 4 (5.0%)  
Non-Hispanic White 100 (31.8%) 75 (32.1%) 25 (31.3%)  
Missing 3 (1.0%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (2.5%)  
Risk group    .06 
High-risk/T cell 134 (42.7%) 94 (40.2%) 40 (50.0%)  
Standard risk 180 (57.3%) 140 (59.8%) 40 (50.0%)  
ALL subtype    .30 
B cell 294 (93.6%) 221 (94.4%) 73 (91.3%)  
T cell 20 (6.4%) 13 (5.6%) 7 (8.8%)  
Transaminitis (AST or ALT)    .02 
Grade <3 193 (61.5%) 132 (56.4%) 61 (76.3%)  
Grade ≥3 88 (28.0%) 69 (29.5%) 19 (23.8%)  
Missing 33 (10.5%) 33 (14.1%) 0 (0%)  
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia    .20 
≤3 mg/dL 305 (97.1%) 225 (96.2%) 80 (100%)  
>3 mg/dL 7 (2.2%) 7 (3.0%) 0 (0%)  
Missing 2 (0.6%) 2 (0.9%) 0 (0%)  

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