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. 2018 Sep 11;24:6340–6348. doi: 10.12659/MSM.908944

Table 2.

Multivariable Cox proportional hazard analysis on Overall survival and event free survival of patients with multiple myeloma.

Characteristics Overall survival Event free survival
P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI)
ARPC5 0.02 1.356 (1.05–1.75) 0.006 1.351 (1.092–1.672)
Age 0.271 1.01 (0.992–1.028) 0.633 0.996 (0.982–1.011)
Sex 0.515 1.125 (0.79–1.602) 0.274 1.176 (0.879–1.572)
Type 0.884 0.023
 Type (1) 0.889 1.153 (0.157–8.481) 0.143 0.415 (0.128–1.348)
 Type (2) 0.995 1.006 (0.136–7.45) 0.168 0.435 (0.133–1.42)
 Type (3) 0.887 0.863 (0.113–6.582) 0.019 0.231 (0.068–0.789)
 Type (4) 0.955 <0.0001 (<0.0001–<0.00001) 0.034 0.085 (0.009–0.835)
B2M <0.0001 1.098 (1.056–1.142) <0.0001 1.088 (1.05–1.127)
CRP 0.489 0.997 (0.988–1.006) 0.489 0.997 (0.99–1.005)
Creatinine 0.262 0.917 (0.788–1.067) 0.604 0.965 (0.845–1.103)
LHD <0.0001 1.005 (1.003–1.007) 0 1.004 (1.002–1.006)
ALB 0.06 0.747 (0.552–1.012) 0.407 0.900 (0.701–1.155)
HGB 0.892 1.008 (0.904–1.123) 0.38 0.959 (0.873–1.053)
ASPC 0.797 0.999 (0.989–1.009) 0.413 0.997 (0.988–1.005)
BMPS 0.875 1.001 (0.991–1.01) 0.711 1.001 (0.994–1.009)
MRI 0.076 1.010 (0.999–1.02) 0.279 1.005 (0.996–1.015)
CA 0.001 0.549 (0.388–0.777) 0.003 0.645 (0.483–0.863)
RACE 0.846 0.948 (0.554–1.623) 0.116 1.482 (0.908–2.420)
Treatment 0.32 1.244 (0.809–1.913) 0.004 1.691 (1.178–2.428)

CRP – C-reactive protein; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; ALB – albumin; HGB – haemoglobin; ASPC – aspirate plasma cells; BSPC – bone marrow biopsy plasma cells; CA – vytogenetic abnormalities.