Table 1. Characteristics of 72 Patients... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Characteristics of 72 Patients With MM

Feature	n	%
Age: >60 yr	52	72.2
Sex:
Male	29	40.3
Female	43	59.7
Before therapy	59	81.9
Ig-subtype:
IgG	47	65.3
IgA	20	27.8
Bence-Jones only	2	2.8
Biclonal	2	2.8
Non-secretory	1	1.3
Stage (Durie & Salmon):
I	13	18.1
II	12	16.7
III	47	65.2
Creatinine >2 mg/dL	8	11.1
β₂-Microglobulin >6 mg/L	11	15.3
LDH >240 U/L	13	18.1

Feature	n	%
Age: >60 yr	52	72.2
Sex:
Male	29	40.3
Female	43	59.7
Before therapy	59	81.9
Ig-subtype:
IgG	47	65.3
IgA	20	27.8
Bence-Jones only	2	2.8
Biclonal	2	2.8
Non-secretory	1	1.3
Stage (Durie & Salmon):
I	13	18.1
II	12	16.7
III	47	65.2
Creatinine >2 mg/dL	8	11.1
β₂-Microglobulin >6 mg/L	11	15.3
LDH >240 U/L	13	18.1