Table 1.

Assessment parameters

Correlation to total CD34 cells/kg yieldAssessment variableP
Positive correlation Baseline CD34/µL .003 
Preapheresis CD34/µL <.001 
WBC (109/L) .01 
Platelet count (109/L) .03 
Number of days HU held .01 
Negative correlation Age <.001 
Hospitalizations previous year .01 
Number of chronic pain medications .002 
No correlation Sex .11 
Hemoglobin (g/dL) .94 
ARC (103/µL) .26 
Pretransfusion HbS% .82 
Posttransfusion HbS% .55 
HbF% .14 
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) .28 
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) .37 
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) .89 
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) .63 
C-reactive protein (mg/mL) .92 
Correlation to total CD34 cells/kg yieldAssessment variableP
Positive correlation Baseline CD34/µL .003 
Preapheresis CD34/µL <.001 
WBC (109/L) .01 
Platelet count (109/L) .03 
Number of days HU held .01 
Negative correlation Age <.001 
Hospitalizations previous year .01 
Number of chronic pain medications .002 
No correlation Sex .11 
Hemoglobin (g/dL) .94 
ARC (103/µL) .26 
Pretransfusion HbS% .82 
Posttransfusion HbS% .55 
HbF% .14 
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) .28 
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) .37 
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) .89 
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) .63 
C-reactive protein (mg/mL) .92 

Bold indicates P ≤ .05.