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Table 2 Clinico-pathological characteristics in relation to IHC expression of CD68 and CD163

From: Clinico-pathological significance of immunohistochemically marked tumor-associated macrophage in classic Hodgkin lymphoma

  

CD68

P value

CD163

P value

1

2

3

1

2

3

Age category

< 45 years

31%

30%

11%

0.5

29%

31%

12%

0.05*

≥ 45 years

10%

11%

7%

8%

9%

11%

Gender

Male

10%

19%

8%

0.5

9%

14%

14%

0.02*

Female

31%

22%

10%

28%

26%

9%

HB category

< 10.5 g/dl

17%

13%

6%

0.6

16%

30%

10%

0.17

≥ 10.5 g/dl

24%

28%

12%

21%

27%

13%

WBCs category

< 15 × 109/l

35%

34%

16%

0.8

30%

35%

20%

0.7

≥ 15× 109/l

6%

7%

2%

7%

5%

3%

Albumin level

< 4 g/dl

16%

14%

5%

0.9

15%

10%

10%

0.03*

≥ 4 g/dl

24%

21%

7%

20%

27%

5%

HCV virology

Negative

35%

34%

14%

0.4

32%

34%

20%

0.9

Positive

6%

7%

1%

5%

6%

3%

B symptoms

Absent

23%

15%

8%

0.2

23%

16%

7%

0.04*

Present

18%

16%

10%

14%

24%

16%

Bulky disease

No

40%

37%

12%

0.005*

36%

37%

16%

0.005*

Yes

1%

4%

6%

1%

3%

7%

Histopathology subtype

LR

4%

7%

1%

0.5

5%

4%

3%

0.86

MC

21%

18%

7%

16%

21%

9%

NS

16%

16%

10%

16%

15%

11%

Extra nodal disease

No

34%

25%

14%

0.07

29%

27%

17%

0.55

Yes

7%

16%

4%

8%

13%

6%

Stage

Limited

14%

4%

3%

0.02*

13%

6%

2%

0.02*

Advanced

27%

37%

15%

24%

34%

21%

IPS

< 3

30%

23%

7%

0.04*

25%

27%

8%

0.02*

≥ 3

11%

18%

11%

12%

13%

15%

ORR

CR/PR

38%

24%

11%

0.001*

34%

28%

11%

0.001*

NO CR/PR

3%

17%

7%

3%

12%

12%

  1. HB hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell count, HCV Hepatitis C virus, MC mixed cellularity, NS nodular sclerosis, LR lymphocyte rich, IPS International Prognostic score, ORR overall response rate, CR complete response, PR partial response