Table 2 Comparison between pre-existing diagnoses in individuals with or without AL amyloidosis stratified by race.

From: Racial disparities in patients diagnosed with light chain (AL) amyloidosis

ICD10 code

Pre-existing diagnosis

Black, with AL N = 695

Black, no AL N = 695

p-value Black, AL vs not

SD

White, with AL N = 3333

White, no AL N = 3333

p-value White, AL vs not

SD

D47.2

MGUS

21.01%

1.44%

6.84E−31

0.65

16.41%

0.36%

0

0.61

C90

Multiple myeloma

32.23%

1.44%

0

0.90

32.67%

0.30%

0

0.97

Cardiac diagnoses

I51.7

Cardiomegaly

28.92%

9.35%

1.81E−20

0.51

20.13%

4.08%

0

0.51

I42

Cardiomyopathy

37.41%

5.04%

0

0.86

23.19%

2.70%

0

0.64

I49

Other cardiac arrhythmia

30.50%

10.50%

2.59E−20

0.51

22.05%

8.16%

0

0.40

R06.0

Dyspnea

50.07%

21.73%

3.24E−28

0.62

38.52%

15.00%

0

0.55

R55

Syncope and collapse

13.53%

7.05%

7.1E−05

0.21

10.59%

3.93%

1.08E−25

0.26

R42

Dizziness and giddiness

14.53%

13.09%

0.43694

0.04

15.51%

9.57%

2.43E−13

0.18

R60

Edema

33.67%

12.95%

6.53E−20

0.51

27.69%

7.56%

0

0.55

I50

Heart failure

54.96%

11.94%

0

1.03

33.00%

5.88%

0

0.73

J90

Pleural Effusion

11.66%

2.16%

2.92E−12

0.38

10.08%

1.26%

0

0.39

I48

Atrial fibrillation and flutter

22.01%

6.04%

1.01E−17

0.47

21.84%

8.40%

0

0.38

I95

Hypotension

22.01%

6.33%

5.18E−17

0.46

17.91%

3.57%

0

0.48

Renal diagnoses

N04

Nephrotic syndrome

8.35%

1.44%

2.39E−09

0.32

10.08%

0.30%

0

0.45

R80

Proteinuria

23.31%

4.17%

3.70E−25

0.58

19.92%

2.13%

0

0.59

N18

Chronic Kidney disease

43.89%

14.53%

2.38E−33

0.68

33.15%

6.48%

0

0.71

Neurological diagnoses

N52.9

Male erectile dysfunction

7.63%

9.07%

0.332133

0.05

4.50%

4.71%

0.68

0.01

M79.2

Neuralgia and Neuritis

2.30%

3.31%

0.255555

0.06

3%

1.29%

1.45E−06

0.12

R20

Disturbances of skin sensations

13.96%

8.49%

0.001

0.17

14.13%

7.26%

1.13E−19

0.22

G60

Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy

12.81%

3.02%

1.41E−11

0.37

10.77%

2.10%

0

0.36

G62

Other and unspecified polyneuropathies

11.66%

4.17%

2.38E−07

0.28

12.51%

3.78%

8.26E−39

0.32

G90

Disorders of autonomic nervous system

2.73%

1.44%

0.091225

0.09

3.24%

0.30%

8.82E−20

0.22

GI/hepatic

R13.1

Dysphagia

12.81%

6.19%

2.57E−05

0.23

9.84%

5.19%

5.99E−13

0.18

R16

Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly

5.76%

1.73%

7.57E−05

0.21

4.35%

1.56%

1.74E−11

0.17

K76

Other diseases of liver

13.38%

6.91%

6.39E−05

0.22

9.15%

4.56%

1.21E−13

0.18

R11

Nausea and vomiting

20%

11.66%

2.02E−05

0.23

15.51%

7.29%

4.61E−26

0.26

K59.0

Constipation

22.16%

12.81%

4.43E−06

0.25

14.67%

6.45%

9.31E−28

0.27

R19.7

Diarrhea

15.54%

6.76%

2.01E−07

0.28

15.27%

6.90%

1.37E−27

0.27

R10

Abdominal pain

27.63%

24.60%

0.20

0.07

20.16%

17.01%

0.001

0.08

Other

R53

Malaise and fatigue

30.79%

18.56%

1.24E−07

0.29

32.73%

15.12%

0

0.42

G56.0

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

11.08%

4.17%

1.23E−06

0.26

8.34%

3.36%

4.60E−18

0.21

D69

Purpura

15.25%

3.45%

4.23E−14

0.41

12.90%

2.82%

0

0.38

K14.8

Macroglossia

2.30%

0%

5.74E−05

0.22

1.44%

0.30%

5.40E−07

0.12

  1. Patients matched by age, sex, and presence of diabetes mellitus.
  2. SD standard difference.