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Table 4 Analysis of risk factor profile for MPNs according to MPN sub-types

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

Risk factors

MPN sub-types

p-value

ET

n (%)

PV

n (%)

PMF

n (%)

HS

n (%)

MPN-U

n (%)

Previous thrombosis

96 (23.7)

111 (29.1)

3 (3.3)

4 (13.3)

22 (27.5)

< 0.001

Old age (≥ 60 years)

160 (39.2)

132 (34.5)

43 (46.2)

8 (25.8)

31 (39.2)

0.139

Sex: male

166 (40.7)

235 (61.0)

44 (47.3)

24 (77.4)

44 (55.0)

< 0.001

Hypertension

169 (41.7)

223 (58.2)

38 (40.9)

10 (33.3)

29 (36.3)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia

131 (32.4)

129 (33.7)

15 (16.1)

2 (6.7)

19 (23.8)

< 0.001

Diabetes

66 (16.3)

60 (15.7)

16 (17.2)

5 (16.7)

11 (13.8)

0.976

Smoking

77 (19.0)

91 (23.8)

8 (8.6)

3 (10.3)

18 (22.5)

0.010

Obese

23 (5.7)

28 (7.3)

3 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

5 (6.3)

0.590