Table 1.

Cohort characteristics

AllWhiteAfrican 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 
AllWhiteAfrican 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 
*

Significant difference between race groups P < .001.

Significant difference between race groups P < .05.

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