Table 3.

Association of intrinsic UCB variables and unit dominance

Multilevel logistic regression (univariate analysis)OutcomeOR (95% CI)*P
Dominant unit, N (%)Nondominant unit, N (%)
Infusion variable     
 Order of infusion, N (%)     
  The first unit given 35 (73%) 13 (27%) 1.00 (base)  
  The second unit given 13 (27%) 35 (73%) 0.14 (0.06-0.34) <.001 
Time between thaw and infusion (min)     
  Median (range) 8 (0-70) 5 (0-77) 1.00 (0.98-1.03) .75 
 Volume of cord blood unit (mL)     
  Median (range) 27 (19-150) 25 (20-200) 1.00 (0.99-1.02) .93 
 DMSO dose (g)     
  Median (range) 4 (2-20) 3 (1-14) 1.07 (0.92-1.24) .38 
Cord blood unit information     
HLA matching, N (%)     
  4/6 31 (53%) 27 (47%) 1.00 (base)  
  5/6 15 (48%) 16 (52%) 0.82 (0.34-1.96) .65 
  6/6 1 (20%) 4 (80%) 0.22 (0.02-2.07) .18 
Cord blood unit blood group, N (%)     
  19 (53%) 17 (47%) 1.00 (base)  
  4 (29%) 10 (71%) 0.36 (0.9-1.36) .13 
  24 (57%) 18 (43%) 1.19 (0.49-2.92) .70 
  AB 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0.45 (0.04-5.39) .53 
Prefreeze characteristics     
 Total nucleated cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 2.43 (0.02- 5.81) 2.13 (0.04-5.10) 1.36 (0.82- 2.27) .24 
 CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
Median (range) 0.01 (0.003-0.06) 0.009 (0.004-1.84) 0.17 (0.0009-32.85) .51 
 Cell viability (%)     
  Median (range) 98 (0-100) 98 (0 = 100) 1.01 (0.98-1.04) .62 
Post-thaw characteristics     
Total nucleated cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 1.87 (0.74-4.60) 1.84 (0.85-2.83) 1.28 (0.52-3.14) .60 
CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) .009 (0.003-0.03) 0.007 (0.004-0.02) NC .17 
 CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 0.41 (0.24 to 0.59) 0.39 (0.29-0.80 0.19 (0.0001-315.6) .66 
CFU-GM (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 0.002 (0.00002-0.01) 0.001 (0.00002-0.01) NC .67 
Cell viability (%)     
  Median (range) 93.5 (41-99) 91 (23-100) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) .94 
Source FACT-NetCord Accreditation     
No 11 (69%) 5 (31%) 1.00 (base)  
Yes 33 (46%) 39 (54%) 0.38 (0.12-1.22) .11 
Multilevel logistic regression (univariate analysis)OutcomeOR (95% CI)*P
Dominant unit, N (%)Nondominant unit, N (%)
Infusion variable     
 Order of infusion, N (%)     
  The first unit given 35 (73%) 13 (27%) 1.00 (base)  
  The second unit given 13 (27%) 35 (73%) 0.14 (0.06-0.34) <.001 
Time between thaw and infusion (min)     
  Median (range) 8 (0-70) 5 (0-77) 1.00 (0.98-1.03) .75 
 Volume of cord blood unit (mL)     
  Median (range) 27 (19-150) 25 (20-200) 1.00 (0.99-1.02) .93 
 DMSO dose (g)     
  Median (range) 4 (2-20) 3 (1-14) 1.07 (0.92-1.24) .38 
Cord blood unit information     
HLA matching, N (%)     
  4/6 31 (53%) 27 (47%) 1.00 (base)  
  5/6 15 (48%) 16 (52%) 0.82 (0.34-1.96) .65 
  6/6 1 (20%) 4 (80%) 0.22 (0.02-2.07) .18 
Cord blood unit blood group, N (%)     
  19 (53%) 17 (47%) 1.00 (base)  
  4 (29%) 10 (71%) 0.36 (0.9-1.36) .13 
  24 (57%) 18 (43%) 1.19 (0.49-2.92) .70 
  AB 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0.45 (0.04-5.39) .53 
Prefreeze characteristics     
 Total nucleated cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 2.43 (0.02- 5.81) 2.13 (0.04-5.10) 1.36 (0.82- 2.27) .24 
 CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
Median (range) 0.01 (0.003-0.06) 0.009 (0.004-1.84) 0.17 (0.0009-32.85) .51 
 Cell viability (%)     
  Median (range) 98 (0-100) 98 (0 = 100) 1.01 (0.98-1.04) .62 
Post-thaw characteristics     
Total nucleated cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 1.87 (0.74-4.60) 1.84 (0.85-2.83) 1.28 (0.52-3.14) .60 
CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) .009 (0.003-0.03) 0.007 (0.004-0.02) NC .17 
 CD34+ cell count (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 0.41 (0.24 to 0.59) 0.39 (0.29-0.80 0.19 (0.0001-315.6) .66 
CFU-GM (107) per kg     
  Median (range) 0.002 (0.00002-0.01) 0.001 (0.00002-0.01) NC .67 
Cell viability (%)     
  Median (range) 93.5 (41-99) 91 (23-100) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) .94 
Source FACT-NetCord Accreditation     
No 11 (69%) 5 (31%) 1.00 (base)  
Yes 33 (46%) 39 (54%) 0.38 (0.12-1.22) .11 
*

The odds ratio (OR) represents the odds of being a winning unit in a particular group relative to the odds of being a winning unit in the reference group. OR derived from univariate multilevel logistic regression with patient as the grouping variable. Multivariate analysis not performed because of the small sample size.

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