Table 1

Hematologic and clinical characteristics for each of the patient groups

AL (n = 220)AL + MM I (n = 26)MGUS (n = 151)MM I (n = 29)AL ± MM I vs MGUS/MM I, P
Median age, y (range) 63 (36-82) 57 (41-80) 59 (29-87) 64 (40-82) .38 
Sex, no. male/female 127/93 12/14 74/77 17/12 .24 
Light chain, no. κ/λ 49/170* 8/18 99/51* 16/13 < .001 
Intact immunoglobulin, no. yes/no 90/129 14/12 144/7 29/0 < .001 
Median plasmacytosis, % (range) 9 (1-29) 23 (4-44) 9 (1-28) 30 (3-50) .50 
AL (n = 220)AL + MM I (n = 26)MGUS (n = 151)MM I (n = 29)AL ± MM I vs MGUS/MM I, P
Median age, y (range) 63 (36-82) 57 (41-80) 59 (29-87) 64 (40-82) .38 
Sex, no. male/female 127/93 12/14 74/77 17/12 .24 
Light chain, no. κ/λ 49/170* 8/18 99/51* 16/13 < .001 
Intact immunoglobulin, no. yes/no 90/129 14/12 144/7 29/0 < .001 
Median plasmacytosis, % (range) 9 (1-29) 23 (4-44) 9 (1-28) 30 (3-50) .50 
*

These patient groups include one patient with a gammopathy biclonal for κ and λ each.

Exact Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

Fisher exact test.

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