Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

Mean age (years ± S.D.) ^b

7.7 ± 4.5

7.5 ± 4.5

0.820

Age ≤ 10 years ^c

62%

70%

1.000

Gender (M:F) ^d

50%

44.4%

0.797

WBC (×  10³ /μl) ^b

69.31 ± 57.7

13.8 ± 1.9

< 0.001

 < 20

60.2%

91.4%

< 0.001

 20–100

17.0%

5.6%

 > 100

22.7%

0 (0.0)

RBC (×  10⁶ /μl)^b

7.8 ± 2.8

10.9 ± 2.1

< 0.001

Platelets count (×10³ /μl) ^b

92,8 ± 15

356.4 ± 15.45

< 0.001

Positive family history ^d

9.02%

N.A

N.A

 ALL-B ^d

88.3%

N.A

N.A

 ALL-T- ^d

11.7%

N.A

N.A

 In remission

119

N.A

N.A

 Relapsed

41

N.A

N.A

 Deceased

10

N.A

N.A