Table 1 General demographic characteristics of clinically suspected lymphoma cases at UTH between the year 2014 and 2016 (N = 283)
Patients’ characteristics | Lymphoma N (%) | Not Lymphoma N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total submission to the laboratory | 240 (84.8%) | 43 (15.2%) | |
| Â | 1CHL = 39 (16.3) | 2NHL = 191 (79.6) | Â |
| Â | Unclassified = 10 (4.1%) | Â | |
| Â | Not subtyped: CHL = 7 NHL = 71 | Â | |
Mean age | 30.6 | Â | |
Age groups | Â | Â | |
 < 15 | 63 (26.2) | 19 (44.2) | |
 15-24 | 31 (12.9) | 5 (11.6) | |
 25-34 | 38 (15.8) | 6 (14) | |
 35-44 | 47 (19.6) | 4 (9.3) | |
 45-54 | 34 (14.2) | 6 (14) | |
 55-64 | 16 (6.7) | 2 (4.7) | |
 > 64 | 11 (4.6) | 1 (2.3) | |
Gender | Â | Â | |
 Male | 133 (55.4) | 28 (65.1) | |
 Female | 107 (44.6) | 15 (34.9) | |
Site | Â | Â | |
 Nodal | 154 (64.2) | 14 (32.6) | |
 Extra-nodal | 86 (35.8) | 29 (67.3) | |
Year | Â | Â | |
 2014 | 95 |  | |
 2015 | 59 |  | |
 2016 | 86 |  | |