Table 2.

Multivariate modeling for CR

Parameter	Odds ratio	P
Female sex	1.497	.0881
Age > 65 y	0.971	.9307
Melphalan dose < 200 mg/m2	0.404	.0010*
Absence of cardiac involvement	1.909	.0158*
κ-light chain	2.241	.0069*
Organs involved, number < 3	0.744	.2805
Creatinine < 2 mg/dL	0.664	.1952
Alkaline phosphatase < 200 U/L	0.507	.0374*

^*Statistically significant.