Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants tested for SARS-CoV-2 and the association between MGUS and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

From: Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and COVID-19: a population-based cohort study

 

No MGUS

MGUS

HC-MGUS

LC-MGUS

n

30,293

1754

1140

614

Mean age (SD)

59 (10)

66 (11)

65.9 (11)

66.9 (11)

Men

12,283 (41%)

880 (50%)

571 (50%)

309 (50%)

Person-years

24,882

1431

SARS-CoV-2-positive

1035 (3.4%)

65 (3.7%)

41 (3.6%)

24 (3.9%)

OR of SARS-CoV-2 positivity (95% CI)a

Ref

1.05 (0.80-1.36)

1.02 (0.74-1.40)

1.11 (0.73-1.69)

  1. MGUS monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, HC-MGUS heavy chain MGUS, LC-MGUS light chain MGUS, SD standard deviation, COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference.
  2. a Adjusted for age and sex.