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Table 1 Patient Characteristics at the Time of Diagnosis

From: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP-HUS): a 24-year clinical experience with 178 patients

 

Number (Percent) or Mean ± SD

Age (years)

49 ± 20

Female

120 (68)

Ethnicity (n = 169)

 

   White

114 (68)

   Hispanic

21 (12)

   African American

23 (14)

   Asian

7 (4)

   Other

4 (2)

Neurological symptoms

99 (59)

Fever

73 (44)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

9.0 ± 2.1

Platelet count (per μL)

49,000 ± 57,000

Serum lactate dehydrogenase

(times upper limit of normal)

6.3 ± 8.1

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

3.2 ± 2.6

Comorbid conditions

 

   Cancer

14 (8)

   Solid organ transplantation

10 (6)

   HIV infection

9 (5)

   Mitomycin-based therapy

6 (3)

   E. coli O157:H7 infection

4 (2)

   Sepsis

4 (2)

   Hepatitis C

3 (2)