Table 2. Correlations of clinical variables correlated and CTv by linear regression model using backward AIC.

	Standardized beta coefficient	t-value	P-value
Age	–0.133	–1.857	0.065
Hemoglobin	–0.172	–2.389	0.018
M-protein levels	0.23	2.856	0.005
MGUS	–0.238	–3.502	0.0006
Smoldering MM	–0.203	–2.575	0.011

Abbreviations: AIC, Akaike Information Criterion; CTv, CT value; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; MM, multiple myeloma.