Table 1 Patient characteristics at diagnosis.
From: Potential value of pre-planned imaging of bone disease in multiple myeloma
All | Cases of PBD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (range) | 65.1 years | (42–83) | 65.0 years | (48–82) | |
n | % | n | % | ||
Gender (Male) | 163 | 61.0 | 25 | 67.6 | ns |
Myeloma: | |||||
IgG | 164 | 67.7 | 23 | 62.2 | ns |
IgA | 48 | 14.6 | 8 | 21.6 | ns |
Light chain | 55 | 17.7 | 6 | 16.2 | ns |
ISS at diagnosis | |||||
I | 119 | 44.5 | 12 | 32.4 | ns |
II | 97 | 36.3 | 19 | 51.4 | ns |
III | 46 | 17.7 | 6 | 16.2 | ns |
Missing | 5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | ns |
R-ISS at diagnosis | |||||
I | 69 | 25.8 | 5 | 18.5 | ns |
II | 109 | 40.8 | 19 | 51.4 | ns |
III | 31 | 11.6 | 5 | 18.5 | ns |
Missing | 58 | 21.7 | 8 | 17.0 | ns |
Performance status (inclusion) | |||||
0 | 157 | 58.8 | 14 | 37.8 | P < 0.01 |
1 | 82 | 30.7 | 12 | 32.4 | ns |
2 | 15 | 5.6 | 5 | 13.5 | ns |
3 | 7 | 2.6 | 6 | 16.2 | P < 0.01 |
4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | ns |
Missing | 5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | ns |
Cytogenetics | |||||
t(4;14) | 13 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.7 | ns |
t(14;16) | 5 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.7 | ns |
del17p | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | 5.4 | ns |
none of above | 121 | 45.3 | 20 | 54.1 | ns |
missing | 91 | 34.1 | 13 | 35.1 | ns |
