Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients With Hematological Malignancies

Mi̇ne Okur, Tufan Tükek

Keywords: hematological malignancy, etiology, risk factors, sociodemographic characteristics

Aim:

Hematological malignancies include leukemia, lymphoma, myeloprolipherative neoplasms and plasma cell dyscrasias. The etiology of hematological malignancies is unclear. However, radiation, chemical substances, infections, smoking, etc. risk factors are defined. We aimed to determine the risk factors and sociodemographic data for hematological malignancy.

Method:

A questionnaire was conducted for 154 patients with hematologic malignancy who were admitted to our clinic between 04.03.2017 - 04.09.2017. Patients are asked about their traveling habits, duration of computer use, eating habits, previous screening etc. besides the general sociodemographic characteristics.

Results:

45 (29,2%) of the cases had chronic myeloproliferative disease (CMPH), 35 (22,7%) lymphoma, 25 (16.2%) multiple myeloma, 20 (13%) acute leukemia, 14 (9,1%) cases chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), 12 (7,8%) myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), 3 (1,9%) hairy cell leukemia. 49,4% of cases were male, and 50,6% were female. The median age was 61 (60,2±16,1), with a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 92. Cases were generally low-educated and had low-income levels. 42,2% of the cases were working in the industry, 34,4% in agriculture, 14,9% in the service sector, 8,4% were unemployed. 63,6% of the cases lived in the urban area and 36,4% in the rural area. Hypertension accompanied 32,4% of the cases and diabetes mellitus attended 22%. Smoking history was present in 40% of acute leukemias, 35,7% of CLL cases, 35,6% of the CMPH group, 34,3% of lymphoma cases, 25% of MDS cases, and 40% of multiple myeloma cases. No statistically significant difference was found (p=0.9). Again, the groups had no statistical difference regarding alcohol use, eating habits, and travel habits. When the frequency of imaging tests was compared, there was no significant difference between the groups (p=0.9, p=0.066).

Conclusions:

In this study, distribution of risk factors for development of hematological malignancy among the groups and socio-demographic data aimed to determine.

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