Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analysis.

Variable	Univariate analysis (P)	OR	Multivariate analysis (P)
Age at diagnosis >60 yr	0.62
Ann Arbor stage III–IV	0.06
Serum LDH level >1×normal	0.04	70.66	0.97
>1 extranodal site	0.55
Bone marrow involvement	0.68
CNS involvement	0.68
International Prognostic Index	0.04	70.66	0.97
B symptoms	0.30
Bulky disease	0.01	11.37	0.49

Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; OR, odds ratio.