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Table 3 Analysis of risk factor profile for MPNs according to JAK2 V617F mutation

From: The epidemiology and clinical characteristics of myeloproliferative neoplasms in Malaysia

Risk factors

JAK2 V617F

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Positive

n (%)

Negative

n (%)

Previous thrombosis

183 (28.6)

29 (13.2)

2.624 (1.717, 4.009)

< 0.001

Old age (≥ 60 years)

258 (40.1)

63 (28.1)

1.691 (1.215, 2.354)

0.002

Sex: male

327 (50.8)

123 (55.4)

0.830 (0.611, 1.127)

0.234

Hypertension

327 (50.9)

83 (38.1)

1.688 (1.234, 2.310)

0.001

Dyslipidemia

212 (33.0)

59 (27.2)

1.320 (0.939, 1.855)

0.110

Diabetes

97 (15.1)

39 (17.9)

0.818 (0.545, 1.229)

0.335

Smoking

129 (20.1)

46 (21.1)

0.944 (0.648, 1.376)

0.765

Obese

33 (5.1)

19 (8.8)

0.566 (0.316, 1.011)

0.054