Table 1.

Univariate analyses of prognostic factors for an association with engraftment (log-rank test) and the risk of infection (Fisher exact test)



Days to ANC, > 500/μL

Days to PLT, > 20 000/μL

Documented infection
Parameter
HR
95% CI
P
HR
95% CI
P
OR
95% CI
P
Older than 53 years   0.66   0.36-1.21   .18   0.90   0.53-1.53   .71   2.30   0.78-6.98   .14  
Female   1.41   0.75-2.65   .30   1.19   0.69-2.03   .53   0.69   0.22-2.06   .62  
Prior radiation   0.70   0.37-1.33   .28   0.76   0.44-1.31   .31   1.04   0.33-3.14   .99  
More than 6 chemotherapy cycles   0.64   0.34-1.19   .15   0.92   0.54-1.57   .76   2.54   0.86-7.61   .081  
At least 1 month of alkylating therapy   0.58   0.31-1.08   .091   0.69   0.40-1.19   .19   1.22   0.42-3.61   .81  
No. of leukaphereses higher than 2   0.32   0.17-0.61   .001   0.64   0.37-1.09   .11   1.46   0.50-4.41   .47  
Second transplantation   0.93   0.50-1.72   .81   0.93   0.55-1.60   .80   1.85   0.63-5.44   .23  
At least 4000 WBCs before G-CSF   1.53   0.83-2.82   .17   1.30   0.77-2.20   .32   0.66   0.23-1.94   .47  
G-CSF response greater than median   2.81   1.50-5.26   .0016   3.07   1.74-5.42   .0003   0.19   0.05-0.63   .0030  
CD34+ cells greater than 4.0 × 106/kg   8.18   4.11-16.2   < .0001   2.47   1.41-4.33   .0029   0.64   0.21-1.88   .47  
Neutrophil count less than 500/μL for no more than 5 days
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
0.26
 
0.08-0.80
 
.011
 


Days to ANC, > 500/μL

Days to PLT, > 20 000/μL

Documented infection
Parameter
HR
95% CI
P
HR
95% CI
P
OR
95% CI
P
Older than 53 years   0.66   0.36-1.21   .18   0.90   0.53-1.53   .71   2.30   0.78-6.98   .14  
Female   1.41   0.75-2.65   .30   1.19   0.69-2.03   .53   0.69   0.22-2.06   .62  
Prior radiation   0.70   0.37-1.33   .28   0.76   0.44-1.31   .31   1.04   0.33-3.14   .99  
More than 6 chemotherapy cycles   0.64   0.34-1.19   .15   0.92   0.54-1.57   .76   2.54   0.86-7.61   .081  
At least 1 month of alkylating therapy   0.58   0.31-1.08   .091   0.69   0.40-1.19   .19   1.22   0.42-3.61   .81  
No. of leukaphereses higher than 2   0.32   0.17-0.61   .001   0.64   0.37-1.09   .11   1.46   0.50-4.41   .47  
Second transplantation   0.93   0.50-1.72   .81   0.93   0.55-1.60   .80   1.85   0.63-5.44   .23  
At least 4000 WBCs before G-CSF   1.53   0.83-2.82   .17   1.30   0.77-2.20   .32   0.66   0.23-1.94   .47  
G-CSF response greater than median   2.81   1.50-5.26   .0016   3.07   1.74-5.42   .0003   0.19   0.05-0.63   .0030  
CD34+ cells greater than 4.0 × 106/kg   8.18   4.11-16.2   < .0001   2.47   1.41-4.33   .0029   0.64   0.21-1.88   .47  
Neutrophil count less than 500/μL for no more than 5 days
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
0.26
 
0.08-0.80
 
.011
 

ANC indicates absolute neutrophil count; PLT, platelets; HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio; and NA, not applicable.

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