Table 2.

Comparison of measured plasma OPN and VEGF levels with clinical parameters in patients with MM.

	Durie-Salmon stage		P value	Bone lesions		P value	Anemia		P value	Renal dysfunction		P value
	I, II	III		Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes	No
OPN (ng/mL)
Median	5.65	8.9	0.05	7.4	2.8	0.03	7.6	6.6	0.29	12.6	7.05	0.13
Range	0.3–14.6	2.2–26.5		3.3–26.5	0.3–12.9		0.3–26.5	2.3–12.9		3.7–26.5	0.3–22.2
VEGF (pg/mL)
Median	35.9	60.15	0.04	48.1	55.75	0.79	57.4	47	0.43	46.9	59	0.51
Range	5.3–111.7	20.3–178.9		5.3–178.9	22.6–111.7		5.3–178.9	29.2–69.2		20.3–148.9	5.3–178.9