Baseline characteristics of patients
| Characteristics | Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients (n = 124) (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 78 (62.903) |
| Female | 46 (37.10) |
| Age (median) | 64 |
| Range | 34˜87 |
| R-ISS stage | |
| I | 15 (12.10) |
| II | 26 (20.97) |
| III | 83 (66.93) |
| M-component type | |
| IgG | 62 (50.00) |
| IgA | 25 (20.16) |
| IgM | 1 (0.8) |
| Light chain only | 26 (20.97) |
| Nonsecretory | 10 (8.07) |
| 2-microglobulin | |
| < 5.5 mg/L | 41 (33.06) |
| ≥ 5.5 mg/L | 83 (66.94) |
| Ca | |
| > 2.75 mmol/L | 30 (24.19) |
| Serum creatinine | |
| < 177 μmol/L | 80 (64.52) |
| ≥ 177 μmol/L | 44 (35.48) |
| Hb | |
| < 100 g/L | 85 (68.55) |
| ≥ 100 g/L | 39 (31.45) |
R-ISS: Revised International Staging System; Hb: hemoglobin.