Table 3

- Univariate analysis for baseline and disease characteristics and infectious complications in patients who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant modified.

CharacteristicNeutropenic feverP-valueNeutropenic colitis/ileitisP-value
YesNoYesNo
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)
Gender
Male93 (97.9)2 (2.1)0.532*5 (5.3)90 (94.7)0.212*
Female55 (100.0)0 (0)6 (10.9)49 (89.1)
Age category
Up to 20 years15 (100.0)0 (0)0.344*1 (6.7)14 (93.3)0.900*
21-40 years76 (100.0)0 (0)5 (6.6)71 (93.4)
41 years and above57 (96.6)2 (3.4)5 (8.5)54 (91.5)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes21 (100.0)0 (0)0.999*0 (0)21 (100.0)0.364*
No127 (98.4)2 (1.6)11 (8.5)118 (91.5)
Patient diagnosis
HL66 (100.0)0 (0)0.221*5 (7.6)61 (92.4)0.548*
NHL37 (100.0)0 (0)4 (10.8)33 (89.2)
MM38 (95.0)2 (5.0)2 (5)38 (95.0)
Pomes syndrome3 (100).00 (0)0 (0)3 (100)
APL3 (100.0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (100)
Germ cell tumor1 (100.0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)
Disease status pre-salvage for HL and NHL
Relapsed44 (100)0 (0)0.194*1 (2.3)43 (97.7)0.066*
Refractory56 (100.0)0 (0)8 (14.3)48 (85.7)
NA48 (96.0)2 (4.0)2 (4.0)48 (96.0)
Number of lines (salvage chemotherapy)
One line71 (100.0)0 (0)0.339*5 (7)66 (93.0)0.458*
Two lines22 (100.0)0 (0)3 (13.6)19 (86.4)
Three lines9 (100.0)0 (0)1 (11.1)8 (88.9)
Four lines1 (100.0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)
NA45 (95.7)2 (4.3)2 (4.3)45 (95.7)
ICU admission
Yes3 (100.0)0 (0)0.999*0 (0)3 (100.0)0.999*
No145 (98.6)2 (1.4)11 (7.5)136 (92.5)
Line-related infection
Yes12 (100)0 (0)0.999*0 (0)12 (100.0)0.601*
NO136 (98.6)2 (1.4)11 (8.0)127 (92)
CD34
Median (range)4.54 (30.61)8.94 (6.76)0.1593.92 (8.5)90 (94.7)0.091
Engraftment
Median (range)10 (19.0)10.50 (1.0)0.6509 (2.0)49 (89.1)0.157
Discharge
Median (range)14 (46.0)12.50 (1.0)0.20613 (16.0)14 (93.3)0.988
  • HL: Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, MM: multiple myeloma, ICU: intensive care unit, APL: acute promyelocytic leukemia, NA: not applicable (multiple myeloma group),

  • * Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests