Table 2.

Lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly or lymphocyte doubling time and CD38 percentages or soluble APO1/Fas levels

Lymphadenopathy/splenomegalyLDT*
Present (n = 65)Absent (n = 103)Less than 12 mo (n = 14)More than 12 mo (n = 154)
CD38     
 More than 30% (n = 50) 86.0%  (73.3-94.2)2-153 14.0%  (5.8-26.7) 71.4%  (41.9-91.6) 28.6%  (8.4-58.1)  
 Less than 30% (n = 118) 18.6%  (12.1-26.9) 81.3%  (73.1-87.9) 26%  (19.2-33.6) 74%  (66.3-80.7) 
sAPO1/Fas     
 More than 7 ng/mL (n = 68) 52.9%  (40.4-65.1) 47.1%  (34.8-59.5) 77.8%  (39.9-97.2) 22.2%  (2.8-60)  
 Less than 7 ng/mL (n = 93) 25.8%  (17.3-35.9) 74.2%  (64.1-82.7) 40.1%  (32.3-48.4) 59.8%  (51.6-67.7) 
Lymphadenopathy/splenomegalyLDT*
Present (n = 65)Absent (n = 103)Less than 12 mo (n = 14)More than 12 mo (n = 154)
CD38     
 More than 30% (n = 50) 86.0%  (73.3-94.2)2-153 14.0%  (5.8-26.7) 71.4%  (41.9-91.6) 28.6%  (8.4-58.1)  
 Less than 30% (n = 118) 18.6%  (12.1-26.9) 81.3%  (73.1-87.9) 26%  (19.2-33.6) 74%  (66.3-80.7) 
sAPO1/Fas     
 More than 7 ng/mL (n = 68) 52.9%  (40.4-65.1) 47.1%  (34.8-59.5) 77.8%  (39.9-97.2) 22.2%  (2.8-60)  
 Less than 7 ng/mL (n = 93) 25.8%  (17.3-35.9) 74.2%  (64.1-82.7) 40.1%  (32.3-48.4) 59.8%  (51.6-67.7) 

LDT indicates lymphocyte doubling time; n, the number of samples.

*

As determined by the two-tailed Fisher exact test.

For lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly, P < .0001; for LDT, P = .0001.

For lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly, P = .0022; for LDT, P = .036.

F2-153

CI 95% throughout.

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