Cohort characteristics
| . | All . | White . | African American . | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 1889 | 1158 | 551 | 
| Age at multiple myeloma diagnosis, mean ± SD, y* | 68.9 ± 10.2 | 70.3 ± 10.0 | 66.2 ± 9.9 | 
| Female sex, % | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 
| International Staging System stage† | I, II, III:18.3%, 30.2%, 51.5% | I, II, III:15.6%, 32.5%, 51.9% | I, II, III:24.0%, 25.3%, 50.6% | 
| Vitamin D level, median/mean | 26.5/29.2 | 28.6/31.3 | 21.5/24.6 | 
| Vitamin D level <20, %* | 30.9 | 23.6 | 46.3 | 
| . | All . | White . | African American . | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 1889 | 1158 | 551 | 
| Age at multiple myeloma diagnosis, mean ± SD, y* | 68.9 ± 10.2 | 70.3 ± 10.0 | 66.2 ± 9.9 | 
| Female sex, % | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 
| International Staging System stage† | I, II, III:18.3%, 30.2%, 51.5% | I, II, III:15.6%, 32.5%, 51.9% | I, II, III:24.0%, 25.3%, 50.6% | 
| Vitamin D level, median/mean | 26.5/29.2 | 28.6/31.3 | 21.5/24.6 | 
| Vitamin D level <20, %* | 30.9 | 23.6 | 46.3 |