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| Dexamethasone (n = 102) | Prednisone (n = 94) | Total (n = 196) | P-value | |||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % |
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| Risk group |
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|
|
| 0.59 |
| Standard risk | 68 | 67.7 | 66 | 70.2 | 134 | 68.4 |
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| High risk | 34 | 33.3 | 28 | 29.8 | 62 | 31.6 |
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| Sex |
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|
|
|
|
| 0.55 |
| Boy | 51 | 50.0 | 51 | 54.2 | 102 | 52.0 |
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| Girl | 51 | 50.0 | 43 | 45.8 | 94 | 48.0 |
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| Age (years) |
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|
|
|
|
| 0.88 |
| 1 - 10 | 86 | 84.3 | 80 | 85.1 | 166 | 84.7 |
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| ˂1 and ≥10 | 16 | 15.7 | 14 | 14.9 | 30 | 15.3 |
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| WBC (×109/L) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 0.54 |
| ˂50 | 80 | 78.4 | 77 | 81.9 | 157 | 80.1 |
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| ≥50 | 22 | 21.6 | 17 | 18.1 | 39 | 19.9 |
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| Immunophenotypinga |
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|
|
| 0.69a |
| T-cell ALL | 4 | 8.9 | 2 | 5.6 | 6 | 7.4 |
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| Precursor B-cell ALL | 41 | 91.1 | 34 | 94.4 | 75 | 72.6 |
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