Table 1.

Baseline characteristics among 467 adults with MGUS or SMM

N (%) or mean (SD)
Overall 467 (100%) 
Age, y 65.5 (range, 32.7-88.9) 
Precursor stage  
MGUS  284 (60.8%) 
SMM  183 (39.2%) 
Sex  
Male 166 (38.9%) 
Female 261 (61.1%) 
Race  
African American or Black 18 (4.2%) 
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (0.2%) 
Asian 3 (0.7%) 
Other/multiple 12 (2.6%) 
White 387 (90.6%) 
Ethnicity  
Hispanic 8 (2.0%) 
Non-Hispanic 384 (98.0%) 
Marital status  
Married/domestic partnership 326 (76.7%) 
Divorced/separated 50 (11.8%) 
Widowed 18 (4.2%) 
Never married 31 (7.3%) 
Living situation  
Spouse/partner 240 (57.3%) 
Alone 61 (14.6%) 
Adult family 12 (2.9%) 
Minor children 1 (0.2%) 
Other people 4 (1.0%) 
Multiple 93 (22.2%) 
Household income  
<$25 000 10 (2.4%) 
$25 000 to <$50 000 30 (7.1%) 
$50 000 to <$75 000 38 (9.0%) 
$75 000 to <$100 000 44 (10.5%) 
$100 000 to <$150 000 64 (15.2%) 
$150 000 to <$200 000 55 (13.1%) 
$200 000+ 92 (21.9%) 
Education  
No college degree 95 (22.7%) 
College or associate degree 98 (23.4%) 
Graduate school 226 (53.9%) 
Employment status  
Full-time 135 (31.8%) 
Part-time 40 (9.4%) 
Retired 213 (50.2%) 
Disabled 18 (4.2%) 
Unemployed 18 (4.2%) 
N (%) or mean (SD)
Overall 467 (100%) 
Age, y 65.5 (range, 32.7-88.9) 
Precursor stage  
MGUS  284 (60.8%) 
SMM  183 (39.2%) 
Sex  
Male 166 (38.9%) 
Female 261 (61.1%) 
Race  
African American or Black 18 (4.2%) 
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (0.2%) 
Asian 3 (0.7%) 
Other/multiple 12 (2.6%) 
White 387 (90.6%) 
Ethnicity  
Hispanic 8 (2.0%) 
Non-Hispanic 384 (98.0%) 
Marital status  
Married/domestic partnership 326 (76.7%) 
Divorced/separated 50 (11.8%) 
Widowed 18 (4.2%) 
Never married 31 (7.3%) 
Living situation  
Spouse/partner 240 (57.3%) 
Alone 61 (14.6%) 
Adult family 12 (2.9%) 
Minor children 1 (0.2%) 
Other people 4 (1.0%) 
Multiple 93 (22.2%) 
Household income  
<$25 000 10 (2.4%) 
$25 000 to <$50 000 30 (7.1%) 
$50 000 to <$75 000 38 (9.0%) 
$75 000 to <$100 000 44 (10.5%) 
$100 000 to <$150 000 64 (15.2%) 
$150 000 to <$200 000 55 (13.1%) 
$200 000+ 92 (21.9%) 
Education  
No college degree 95 (22.7%) 
College or associate degree 98 (23.4%) 
Graduate school 226 (53.9%) 
Employment status  
Full-time 135 (31.8%) 
Part-time 40 (9.4%) 
Retired 213 (50.2%) 
Disabled 18 (4.2%) 
Unemployed 18 (4.2%) 

Entries that do not sum to 467 exclude missing data.

SD, standard deviation.

MGUS: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.

SMM: Smoldering Multiple Myeloma.

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