FIGURE 3.

Time to death as a function of cause of death and κ and λ free light chain sum (Σ FLC) decile. Time between sample ascertainment to death among 4348 dead Olmsted County residents by International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) chapter. Those with the highest Σ FLC deciles died sooner than those with lower (deciles 1-9) Σ FLC deciles. A, Circulatory. B, Neoplasms. C, Respiratory. D, Mental. E, Nervous system. F, Digestive. G, External causes. H, Endocrine. I, Genitourinary. J, Infectious. K, Musculoskeletal. Data for the chapters “ill-defined” and “external causes” are not shown because of small numbers and no significant differences between groups. The red bars represent the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.