Table 6

Comparison of patient and transplantation characteristics in countries with the highest values of the HDI and the remaining countries

CharacteristicHDI ≤ 0.9382HDI > 0.9382P
1729 286  
Median patient age, y (range) 39.6 (18-70) 42.6 (18-60) < .001 
Recipient sex, male/female 50.3%/49.7% 50.7%/49.3% .62 
Donor sex, male/female 57.6%/42.4% 56%/44% .62 
Median WBC at diagnosis, × 109/L (range) 15 (0.5-676) 12.5 (0.5-304) .14 
Median interval from diagnosis to CR1, d (range) 46 (10-287) 40 (19-153 .03 
Median interval from CR1 to transplantation, d (range) 88 (20-658) 82 (20-239) .12 
Median interval from diagnosis to transplantation, d (range) 151 (40-699) 140 (71-673) .008 
Donor type, sibling/unrelated 78.5%/21.5% 78.7%/21.3% .96 
TBI-based conditioning 50.1% 61.5% < .001 
Peripheral blood as a source of stem cells 65.2% 67.1% .52 
CharacteristicHDI ≤ 0.9382HDI > 0.9382P
1729 286  
Median patient age, y (range) 39.6 (18-70) 42.6 (18-60) < .001 
Recipient sex, male/female 50.3%/49.7% 50.7%/49.3% .62 
Donor sex, male/female 57.6%/42.4% 56%/44% .62 
Median WBC at diagnosis, × 109/L (range) 15 (0.5-676) 12.5 (0.5-304) .14 
Median interval from diagnosis to CR1, d (range) 46 (10-287) 40 (19-153 .03 
Median interval from CR1 to transplantation, d (range) 88 (20-658) 82 (20-239) .12 
Median interval from diagnosis to transplantation, d (range) 151 (40-699) 140 (71-673) .008 
Donor type, sibling/unrelated 78.5%/21.5% 78.7%/21.3% .96 
TBI-based conditioning 50.1% 61.5% < .001 
Peripheral blood as a source of stem cells 65.2% 67.1% .52 

WBC indicates white blood cell; CR1, first complete remission; and TBI, total body irradiation.

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