The Role of Oxidative Stress and the Effects of Antioxidants on the Incidence of Infectious Complications of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

	Patients with CLL treated with antileukemic therapy (group A); Number of patients: 44	Patients with CLL treated with antileukemic therapy and antioxidants (group B); Number of patients: 40
Median age, years	47–85	51–84	NS
Male (%)	63	61	NS
Binet stage
A	13	10	NS
B	15	15	NS
C	16	15	NS
Phenotype
B	42	38	NS
T	2	2	NS