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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2017 Jul 12;178(6):888–895. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14830

Table IV.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for predictor of early death (≤6 months) in the non-ASCT cohort

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Age ≥65 years 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.11 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.65
>2 organs involved 1.9 (1.4–2.7) <0.001 1.4 (0.9–2.3) 0.14
SBP <100 mmHg 3.1 (2.1–4.5) <0.001 1.6 (0.9–2.7) 0.08
dFLC ≥18 mg/dl 2.3 (1.5–3.5) <0.001 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 0.05
NT-proBNP ≥1800 pg/ml 8.5 (4.4–18.6) <0.001 5.8 (2.6–14.9) <0.001
Troponin T ≥0.025 ng/ml 5.3 (3.3–8.8) <0.001 2.0 (1.03–4.0) 0.03
LDH above ULN 1.6 (1.2–2.2) 0.005 1.8 (1.1–3.0) 0.02

Abbreviations: ASCT, autologous stem cell transplant; CI, confidence interval; dFLC, difference between involved and uninvolved light chains; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide; OR, odd ratio; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; ULN, upper limit of normal.