Table 3 Association between muscle radiodensity and baseline characteristics.

From: Muscle and fat composition in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

 

Low muscle radiodensity (lower tertile) N (%)

High muscle radiodensity (middle/upper tertiles) N (%)

P-value

ISS III (vs. I/II)

41 (39)

45 (22)

0.002

R-ISS III (vs. I/II)

19 (20)

17 (9)

0.023

Age ≥ 65 years

68 (60)

108 (47)

0.029

Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

40 (40)

38 (19)

<0.001

Platelets < 150 × 109/L

14 (16)

33 (18)

0.73

Creatinine ≥ 2 mg/dL

4 (4)

12 (6)

0.59

Calcium ≥ 11 mg/dL

13 (14)

12 (6)

0.04

High LDHa

12 (13)

25 (13)

1.00

  1. aLDH above the laboratory reference range where the test was performed. Greater than 222 IU/L at Mayo Clinic laboratories. Abbreviations: ISS international staging system, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, R-ISS revised international staging system. P values <0.05 are bolded.
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