Characteristics of patients with multiple myeloma and MGUS, respectively, and veterans without a MGUS/multiple myeloma diagnosis
| Variable . | Multiple myeloma . | MGUS . | Veterans without a multiple myeloma/MGUS diagnosis . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of patients, n (%) | 6192 (100.0) | 2374 (100.0) | 4 187 631 (100.0) |
| Median age at entry, y (range)* | 67 (23-98) | 68 (30-99) | 56 (19-100) |
| African American race, n (%) | 1978 (32) | 834 (35) | 778 325 (19) |
| Patients with a DVT diagnosis, n (%)† | 151(2.4) | 31(1.3) | 39 272(0.9) |
| Median age at DVT, y (range) | 67 (34-88) | 73 (53-87) | 65 (21-100) |
| Incidence of DVT‡ | 8.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Variable . | Multiple myeloma . | MGUS . | Veterans without a multiple myeloma/MGUS diagnosis . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of patients, n (%) | 6192 (100.0) | 2374 (100.0) | 4 187 631 (100.0) |
| Median age at entry, y (range)* | 67 (23-98) | 68 (30-99) | 56 (19-100) |
| African American race, n (%) | 1978 (32) | 834 (35) | 778 325 (19) |
| Patients with a DVT diagnosis, n (%)† | 151(2.4) | 31(1.3) | 39 272(0.9) |
| Median age at DVT, y (range) | 67 (34-88) | 73 (53-87) | 65 (21-100) |
| Incidence of DVT‡ | 8.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
DVT indicates deep vein thrombosis; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
Multiple myeloma diagnosis date for patients with multiple myeloma, MGUS diagnosis date for patients with MGUS, and enrollment for the veterans without a multiple myeloma/MGUS diagnosis.
For patients with multiple myeloma and MGUS, only DVTs diagnosed after multiple myeloma/MGUS diagnosis were included.
Per 1000 person-years.