Demographic variables and treatment response of 492 children with de novo acute myeloid leukemia enrolled in CCG 2961
| Characteristic . | No. . | % . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 263 | 53 |
| Female | 229 | 47 |
| Age, y | ||
| 0 to younger than 2 | 107 | 22 |
| 2 to 16 | 318 | 65 |
| Older than 16 | 67 | 14 |
| Race | ||
| White | 316 | 64 |
| Black | 42 | 9 |
| Hispanic | 99 | 20 |
| Other | 33 | 7 |
| Unknown | 2 | NA |
| BMI percentile at diagnosis | ||
| Underweight, 10th percentile or lower | 150 | 30 |
| Normal weight, higher than 10th and lower than 95th percentile | 294 | 60 |
| Overweight, 95th percentile or higher | 48 | 10 |
| FAB classification | ||
| M0 | 29 | 6 |
| M1 | 83 | 17 |
| M2 | 136 | 28 |
| M4 | 122 | 25 |
| M5 | 79 | 16 |
| M6 | 10 | 2 |
| M7 | 24 | 5 |
| AML NOS | 9 | 2 |
| Cytogenetics | ||
| Favorable: t(8;21) or abnormal 16 | 78 | 26 |
| Intermediate: not favorable or unfavorable | 209 | 70 |
| Unfavorable: 5/7 abnormalities | 13 | 4 |
| Unknown | 192 | NA |
| Characteristic . | No. . | % . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 263 | 53 |
| Female | 229 | 47 |
| Age, y | ||
| 0 to younger than 2 | 107 | 22 |
| 2 to 16 | 318 | 65 |
| Older than 16 | 67 | 14 |
| Race | ||
| White | 316 | 64 |
| Black | 42 | 9 |
| Hispanic | 99 | 20 |
| Other | 33 | 7 |
| Unknown | 2 | NA |
| BMI percentile at diagnosis | ||
| Underweight, 10th percentile or lower | 150 | 30 |
| Normal weight, higher than 10th and lower than 95th percentile | 294 | 60 |
| Overweight, 95th percentile or higher | 48 | 10 |
| FAB classification | ||
| M0 | 29 | 6 |
| M1 | 83 | 17 |
| M2 | 136 | 28 |
| M4 | 122 | 25 |
| M5 | 79 | 16 |
| M6 | 10 | 2 |
| M7 | 24 | 5 |
| AML NOS | 9 | 2 |
| Cytogenetics | ||
| Favorable: t(8;21) or abnormal 16 | 78 | 26 |
| Intermediate: not favorable or unfavorable | 209 | 70 |
| Unfavorable: 5/7 abnormalities | 13 | 4 |
| Unknown | 192 | NA |
N = 492.
BMI indicates body mass index; FAB, French-American-British; NOS, not otherwise specified; and NA, not applicable.