Table 1

Details of clinico-pathologic data and expression of Mcm2 in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas

Variable
Categorisation
n analysable
%

Clinico-pathologic data:
Age at diagnosis

median 67 years (interquartile range 54–75 years)

<65 years
69
43.1

≥65 years
91
56.9
Gender

male
97
53.3

female
85
46.7
Ann Arbor stage

1
27
17.3

2
50
32.1

3
34
21.8

4
45
28.8
International prognostic index (IPI)

0
2
1.3

1
66
43.4

2
29
19.1

3
32
21.1

4
23
15.1
Bone marrow involvement

yes
44
28.6

no
110
71.4
Extranodal involvement

yes
54
35.8

no
97
64.2
Bulky disease

yes
94
64.4

no
52
35.6
Chemotherapy

no therapy
7
4.6

CHOP
69
45.1

other
77
50.3
Serum levels of LDH at diagnosis

median 306 U/l (interquartile range 185–443 U/l)

<300 U/l
61
49.2

≥300 U/l
63
50.8
Immunohistochemistry:
Mcm2 immunoreactivity

median 38% (interquartile range 29%–48%)

<40%
113
53.6

≥40%
98
46.4

Obermann et al. BMC Cancer 2005 5:162   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-5-162