Table 5 Blood parameters among groups of patients defined by diagnoses of melanoma and/or chronic lymphocytic leukemia

White blood cell (k/uL)

 n

13

26

13

13

 mean (SD)

15.67 (12.33)

9.57 (7.52)

0.010

15.67 (12.33)

16.99 (11.45)

0.888

Platelet count (k/uL)

 n

13

26

13

13

 mean (SD)

199.23 (36.54)

218.27 (110.20)

0.839

199.23 (36.54)

204.31 (84.09)

0. 972

Hematocrit (%)

 n

13

26

13

13

 mean (SD)

42.52 (3.61)

41.01 (5.60)

0.538

42.52 (3.61)

42.06 (3.59)

0.972

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

 n

13

26

13

13

 mean (SD)

14.36 (1.24)

13.72 (1.96)

0.343

14.36 (1.24)

13.88 (1.30)

0. 888

Lymphocyte count (k/uL)

 n

9

16

9

9

 mean (SD)

8.26 (12.63)

1.80 (1.03)

 < 0.001

8.26 (12.63)

9.21 (7.08)

0. 888

 Percent lymph—mean (SD)

47.99 (21.71)

22.91 (9.15)

 < 0.001

47.99 (21.71)

53.83 (26.91)

0. 888

Monocyte count (k/uL)

 n

9

16

9

9

 mean (SD)

0.60 (0.26)

0.65 (0.24)

0.488

0.60 (0.26)

0.69 (0.37)

0. 888

Neutrophil count (k/uL)

 n

5

8

4

4

 mean (SD)

3.83 (1.00)

4.69 (2.14)

3.61 (1.01)

6.12 (3.72)

 Percent Neutrophil—mean (SD)

58.46 (8.21)

67.19 (8.86)

58.25 (9.46)

61.83 (13.01)

Neutrophil band (k/uL)

 n

1

1

3

3

 mean (SD)

0.00 (NA)

0.07 (NA)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

 Percent neutrophil band—mean (SD)

0.00 (NA)

1.00 (NA)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

Polyploid neutrophil (k/uL)

 n

2

3

4

4

 mean (SD)

3.84 (0.59)

9.37 (7.06)

3.78 (0.94)

4.94 (3.43)

 Percent polyploid neutrophil—mean (SD)

29.50 (6.36)

66.67 (22.85)

23.50 (9.95)

23.75 (13.07)