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. 2024 Jul 11;8(4):pkae056. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkae056

Table 2.

MGUS prevalence in Eswatini and Olmsted County, Minnesota, stratified by age, sex, and light-chain vs conventional isotypea

Panel A. Eswatini, 2016-2017
Light-chain MGUS
Conventional MGUS
Any MGUS
Male, n/N (%) Female, n/N (%) Total, n/N (%) Male, n/N (%) Female, n/N (%) Total, n/N (%) Male, n/N (%) Female, n/N (%) Total, n/N (%)
50-59 y 4/42 (9.52) 12/81 (14.81) 16/123 (13) 0/42 (0) 1/81 (1.23) 1/123 (0.813) 4/42 (9.52) 13/81 (16.05) 17/123 (13.82)
60-69 y 5/29 (17.24) 5/51 (9.80) 10/80 (12.5) 1/29 (3.45) 2/51 (3.92) 3/80 (3.75) 6/29 (20.69) 7/51 (13.73) 13/80 (16.25)
70-79 y 0/21 (0) 6/29 (20.69) 6/50 (12) 2/21 (9.52) 1/29 (3.45) 3/50 (6) 2/21 (9.52) 7/29 (24.14) 9/50 (18)
80-89 y 0/4 (0) 1/12 (8.33) 1/16 (6.25) 0/4 (0) 2/12 (16.67) 2/16 (12.5) 0/4 (0) 3/12 (25) 3/16 (18.75)
Total 9/96 (9.38) 24/173 (13.87) 33/269 (12.27) 3/96 (3.13) 6/173 (3.47) 9/269 (3.35) 12/96 (12.5) 30/173 (17.34) 42/269 (15.61)
Age-standardized prevalence 22/206 (10.68) 35/309 (11.33) 5/206 (2.43) 6/309 (1.94) 27/206 (13.11) 41/309 (13.27)
Prevalence standardized for age and sex 57/515 (11.1) 11/515 (2.14) 68/515 (13.20)
Panel B. Olmsted County, MN, 1995-2001 (7)
Light-chain MGUS
Conventional MGUS
Any MGUS
Male, % Female, % Total, % Male, % Female, % Total, % Male, % Female, % Total, %
50-59 y 0.60 0.40 0.50 2.20 1.30 1.70 2.80 1.70 2.20
60-69 y 1.00 0.50 0.80 3.80 2.60 3.10 4.80 3.10 3.90
70-79 y 1.70 0.70 1.10 5.50 4.30 4.80 7.20 5.00 5.90
80-89 y 1.00 1.50 1.30 8.90 6.70 7.40 9.90 8.20 8.70
Total 1.00 0.60 0.80 3.80 3.10 3.40 4.80 3.70 4.20
Age-standardized prevalence 1.00 0.60 4.10 2.90 5.10 3.50
Prevalence standardized for age and sex 0.8 3.4 4.2
a

MGUS = monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.