Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

Variables

Median

Range

Age (years)

28

18–39

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

9

5–14

Total leucocytic count x10⁹/L

14

1–138

Platelets x10⁹/L

60

8–253

Bone marrow blast (%)

73

22–96

Number (%)

Sex

Male

28 (68.29%)

Female

13 (31.71%)

Immunophenotyping

B-ALL

30 (73.17%)

T-ALL

11 (26.83%)

Cytogenetics

Normal

27 (65.85%)

Abnormal

14 (34.15%)

Philadelphia chromosome

Positive

8 (19.51%)

Negative

33 (80.49%)