Table 6 Characteristics of patients with... | American Society of Hematology

Table 6

Characteristics of patients with MGUS-L and non–MGUS-L MM in the test set

Characteristics	MGUS-L, %	Non-MGUS-L, %	P
n	55	159	—
B2M ≥ 3.0 mg/L*	42	63	.006
Cytogenetic abnormalities	16	36	.006
LDH ≥ upper limit of normal	7	23	.012
Subgroups with poor prognosis†	19	41	.018

Characteristics	MGUS-L, %	Non-MGUS-L, %	P
n	55	159	—
B2M ≥ 3.0 mg/L*	42	63	.006
Cytogenetic abnormalities	16	36	.006
LDH ≥ upper limit of normal	7	23	.012
Subgroups with poor prognosis†	19	41	.018

Variables with P ≥ .02: age, race, sex, isotype, creatinine, hemoglobin level, MRI lesions, C-reactive protein, and albumin.

— indicates not applicable.

Conversion factor for SI units: multiply B2M values by 85 for conversion to nM.

Proliferation/MMSET/MAF.