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Table 2 Characteristics of ITP patients at diagnosis

From: Evaluation of health related quality of life in children with immune thrombocytopenia with the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales: a study on behalf of the pays de Loire pediatric hematology network

Characteristics

Diagnosis

Patients, n

73

Median age, y (IQ)

7.6 (2 – 17.7)

Gender, n

 

  Male

33 (45%)

  Female

40 (55%)

Preceding viral infection, n (%)

44 (60.2%)

ICIS scores, n (%)

 

  Score I

5 (6.9%)

  Score II

22 (30.1%)

  Score III

2 (2.7%)

  Score IV

44 (60.3%)

Initial place of treatment, n (%)**

 

  In patient

52 (71.3%)

  Observation unit*

10 (13.7%)

  Outpatient

11 (15%)

Initial bone marrow examination, n (%)

11 (15%)

Initial treatment, n (%)

 

  No treatment

25 (34.2%)

  Corticosteroid

39 (53.5%)

  IVIG

9 (12.3%)

  1. n: number of patients; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin;
  2. *An observation unit is a unit of short hospital stay dedicated to diurnal monitoring.
  3. **Although they were score I or II, some patients were not subjected to clinical observation and received treatment.