Table 1 Clinical characteristics of MM patients in POD24 group and non-POD24 group.

From: Progression of disease within 24 months (POD24) in multiple myeloma implicates poor prognosis and limitations of current prediction models for POD24

Clinical character

POD24 (n = 158)

Non-POD24 (n = 315)

P

Age

62.7(40–90)

61.4(24–85)

0.197

Gender

Male

92(58.2%)

171(54.3%)

0.399

Female

66(41.8%)

144(45.7%)

Hemoglobin (g/L)

85.1(37–169)

91(43–163)

0.017

Blood calcium (mmol/L)

2.37(1.38–5.35)

2.27(1.61–4.05)

0.030

Creatinine(umol/L)

164.1(38-1197.8)

166.7(30-1286.7)

0.904

β2 microglobulin (ug/L)

8.5(0.26–39.02)

9.32(0.1–343)

0.667

Lactate dehydrogenase(U/L)

195.1(50-1102)

194.4(25.4–4322)

0.987

ISS staging

I

23(14.6%)

47(14.9%)

0.331

II

51(32.3%)

122(38.7%)

III

84(53.2%)

146(46.3%)

Treatment

Contains bortezomib

118(74.7%)

227(72.1%)

0.545

Without bortezomib

40(25.3%)

88(27.9%)

R-ISS staging

I

18(11.4%)

38(12.1%)

0.910

II

110(69.6%)

222(70.5%)

III

30(19.0%)

55(17.5%)

Transplant state

Transplant

24(15.2%)

72(22.9%)

0.051

Non-transplant

134(84.8%)

243(77.1%)

 

Chromosomal

Normal

96(60.8%)

227(72.1%)

0.013

Abnormal

62(39.2%)

88(27.9%)