Sociodemographic and Clinicopathological Features of Lymphoma Patients in Indonesia: A report from Special Region of Yogyakarta Province

• Published in: Asian pacific Journal of environment and cancer 2022-01, Vol.4 (1), p.33-38
• Main Authors: Anggorowati, Nungki, ,, Indrawati, Dhyanti, Amira L, Arkananda, Hafidh, Rizki, Salsabilla Hasna, Setiawan, Syahru Agung, Bagaskoro, Miraz Radhea, Hardianti, Mardiah Suci
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: lymphoma, sociodemographic features, clinicopathological features
• ISSN: 2645-5404; 2645-5404
• DOI: 10.31557/apjec.2021.4.1.33-38

Introduction: Lymphoma as a heterogeneous disease has various characteristics not only in the clinical manifestation but also in sociodemographic aspect. Epidemiological data with sociodemographic description in lymphoma is still unexplored. Objective: This study aimed to provide updated and detailed description of lymphoma with emphasis on patient characteristics, sociodemographic data and hematologic findings. Materials and Methods: This was an observational descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. The data were from the medical records in Dr. Sardjito Hospital, a national referral hospital in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province Indonesia from 2012 to 2018. All lymphoma patients > 18 years were included. Patients’ characteristics, socio-demographic indicators, tumor characteristic and hematological finding were recorded. The difference of socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) was analyzed with Chi-Square, Fisher-Exact, and Mann-Whitney test (P