| Independent Risk Factors |
Mortality at 12 Months |
P-value |
| Death=9 (%) |
Alive=21 (%) |
| Age (yr) |
53.6 ± 13.7 |
38.6 ± 15.0 |
0.02 |
Gender
Male |
5 (56) |
15 (71) |
0.43 |
| Presence of at least one co-morbidity* |
3 (33) |
3 (14) |
0.33 |
Neutropenia duration
³28 days |
5 (56) |
3 (14) |
0.03 |
| Development of new renal failure |
0 (0) |
2 (10) |
1.00 |
| Steroid use in the year prior to the diagnosis of leukemia |
0 (0) |
1(5) |
1.00 |
| steroids use > 3 wks in previous 60days |
1 (11) |
0 (0) |
0.30 |
| Any bacteremic episode |
5 (56) |
7 (33) |
0.42 |
| ICU stay |
2 (22) |
1 (5) |
0.21 |
| Relapse disease |
4 (44) |
5 (24) |
0.082 |
| Received HSCT |
1 |
11 |
0.05 |
| IMD diagnosis |
8 (89) |
7 (33) |
0.01 |
*Diabetes Mellitus, Ishaemic Heart Disease, Hypertension, renal disease, chronic
pulmonary disease, other malignancy, chronic heart disease, chronic liver disease |
