Characteristic MRD Negative
N = 1,848
1
MRD Positive >0.01
N = 595
1
p-value2
Demographics
Social Vulnerability mobility

>0.9
    Consistently low 344 (19%) 109 (18%)
    Consistently moderate 328 (18%) 98 (16%)
    Decreasing 254 (14%) 88 (15%)
    Increasing 467 (25%) 150 (25%)
    Consistently high 455 (25%) 150 (25%)
Gender

0.13
    Female 824 (45%) 244 (41%)
    Male 1,024 (55%) 350 (59%)
Age at diagnosis (years)

<0.001
    1-4 482 (26%) 112 (19%)
    5-9 772 (42%) 241 (41%)
    10-14 458 (25%) 182 (31%)
    15-21 136 (7.4%) 60 (10%)
Race/Ethnicity

0.071
    Non-Hispanic White 1,258 (68%) 401 (67%)
    Non-Hispanic Black 107 (5.8%) 48 (8.1%)
    Hispanic (All races) 342 (19%) 114 (19%)
    Other 141 (7.6%) 32 (5.4%)
Medical insurance provider

0.13
    Private 1,251 (68%) 399 (67%)
    Public 417 (23%) 122 (21%)
    Other/Unknown 180 (9.7%) 74 (12%)
Clinical characteristics
ALL subtype

<0.001
    Standard-risk B-cell ALL 997 (54%) 226 (38%)
    High-risk B-cell ALL 623 (34%) 226 (38%)
    T-cell ALL 228 (12%) 143 (24%)
WBC count at diagnosis

<0.001
    <50,000/ul 1,557 (84%) 436 (73%)
    >=50,000/ul 290 (16%) 158 (27%)
CNS involvement

0.5
    CNS1-2 1,804 (98%) 583 (98%)
    CNS3 39 (2.1%) 9 (1.5%)
Cytogenetics

<0.001
    Favorable 799 (43%) 128 (22%)
    Neutral 710 (38%) 274 (46%)
    Unfavorable 111 (6.0%) 50 (8.4%)
    Missing 228 (12%) 143 (24%)
P values: Pearson chi-square (no continuity correction) for categorical variables; Fisher’s exact test for CNS group (sparse counts). Missing data (not shown in table; excluded from p-values per variable): cns_grp=8; wbc_cat=2; sex=1.
1 n (%)
2 Pearson’s Chi-squared test