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Table 5 Leukemia subtypes by gender (1999–2013)*

From: The burden of leukemia in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 15 years period (1999–2013)

Variables

Male

Female

Total

Morphology

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

934

18.7

696

18.7

1,630

18.7

Precursor cell lymphoblastic leukemia, NOS

875

17.6

630

16.9

1,505

17.3

Chronic myeloid leukemia, NOS

575

11.5

556

14.9

1,131

13.0

Acute myeloid leukemia, NOS

554

11.1

486

13.0

1,040

11.9

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

499

10.0

251

6.7

750

8.6

Precursor T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

256

5.1

67

1.8

323

3.7

Acute promyelocytic leukemia, t(15;17)(q22;q11–12)

155

3.1

160

4.3

315

3.6

Acute monocytic leukemia

125

2.5

109

2.9

234

2.7

Leukemia, NOS

129

2.6

89

2.4

218

2.5

Acute leukemia, NOS

99

2.0

99

2.7

198

2.3

Acute myelomonocytic leukemia

94

1.9

105

2.8

199

2.3

Acute myeloid leukemia with maturation

83

1.7

83

2.2

166

1.9

Acute myeloid leukemia without maturation

50

1.0

53

1.4

103

1.2

Chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR/ABL positive

59

1.2

48

1.3

107

1.2

All others

497

10.0

296

7.9

793

9.1

  1. *p value of < 0.001