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. 2023 Jan 1;17(1):28–38. doi: 10.18502/ijhoscr.v17i1.11711

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics, laboratory data, and prognostic stage of 170 patients with multiple myeloma diagnosed for the first time

Variable n (%) or median (IQR * )
Male gender 86 (50.6%)
Age in years (n=156) 62 (54 – 72)
Age in categories
<40 4 (2.6%)
40-49 15 (9.6%)
50-59 48 (30.7%)
60-69 38 (24.4%)
70-79 39 (25%)
≥80 12 (7.7%)
Laboratory Exams
Hemoglobin (n=163) 9.6 (7.9 – 12)
Leukocytes (n=163) 7100 (5080 – 9500)
Platelets (n=162) 234000 (164000 – 315000)
Creatinine (n=163) 1.1 (0.8 – 2.5)
Calcium (n=163) 9.2 (8.4 – 10)
Albumin (n=160) 3 (2.5 – 3.7)
β2 microglobulin (n=102) 5.6 (3.5 – 9.9)
Salmon-Durie Staging (n=164)
I
II
III
3 (1.8%)
17 (10.4%)
144 (87.8%)
ISS Staging (n=102)
I
II
III
22 (21.6%)
29 (28.4%)
51 (50%)
*

Interquartile range