Table 1 Patient’s characteristics

All

69

100%

Gender

 Male

57

82.6%

 Female

12

17.4%

Age groups

 0–5 yrs

13

18.8%

  > 5–10 yrs

29

42.1%

  > 10–15 yrs

21

30.4%

  > 15 yrs

6

8.7%

ESR

  < 50

56

81.2%

  ≥ 50

13

18.8%

LN no

  < 3

40

58.0%

  ≥ 3

29

42.0%

Bulky disease

 No

56

81.2%

 Bulky peripheral

5

7.2%

 Bulky mediastinal

8

11.6%

Stage

 I

21

30.4%

 II

12

17.4%

 III

12

17.4%

 IV

24

34.8%

B symptoms

 No

45

65.2%

 Yes

24

34.8%

Risk classification

 HR

27

39.1%

 IR

15

21.8%

 LR

27

39.1%