Table 1.

Demographic and ADAMTS13 activity data in patients who died or survived

TTP episodes (n = 312)
Survived (n = 280)Died (n = 32)P value
Age (range) 46 (11-85) 51 (22-88) .11* 
Female (%) 192 (69) 20 (63) .55 
Ethnicity (%)    
 Afro-Caribbean 61 (22) 7 (22) >.99 
 Asian 18 (6) 2 (6) >.99 
 White 149 (53) 16 (50) .85 
 Mixed/other 16 (6) 4 (13) .14 
 Not stated 36 (13) 3 (9) .78 
Median ADAMTS13 activity (range), % <5 (<5-18) <5 (<5-18) .92* 
Median anti-ADAMTS13 IgG antibody level (range), % 39 (1-189) 66 (4-164) .004* 
Median ADAMTS13 antigen level (range) 4.2 (0.5-146) 1.6 (0.5-21.5) .0007* 
Relapsed TTP (%) 37 (13.2) 2 (6.3) .39 
TTP episodes (n = 312)
Survived (n = 280)Died (n = 32)P value
Age (range) 46 (11-85) 51 (22-88) .11* 
Female (%) 192 (69) 20 (63) .55 
Ethnicity (%)    
 Afro-Caribbean 61 (22) 7 (22) >.99 
 Asian 18 (6) 2 (6) >.99 
 White 149 (53) 16 (50) .85 
 Mixed/other 16 (6) 4 (13) .14 
 Not stated 36 (13) 3 (9) .78 
Median ADAMTS13 activity (range), % <5 (<5-18) <5 (<5-18) .92* 
Median anti-ADAMTS13 IgG antibody level (range), % 39 (1-189) 66 (4-164) .004* 
Median ADAMTS13 antigen level (range) 4.2 (0.5-146) 1.6 (0.5-21.5) .0007* 
Relapsed TTP (%) 37 (13.2) 2 (6.3) .39 
*

Mann-Whitney U test.

χ2 test.