Table 2.
Characteristics for patients with multiple myeloma in 23 provinces in China during 2012–2016 in the study.
| Characteristic | Total | Male | Female | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 24,759 | 13,358 | 9,417 | ||
| Age, years | <0.001 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 57.91 (14.38) | 58.43 (14.24) | 57.04 (14.55) | ||
| Age group, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| 0–29 | 1,023 (4.13) | 567 (4.24) | 456 (4.84) | ||
| 30–34 | 489 (1.98) | 270 (2.02) | 217 (2.30) | ||
| 35–39 | 811 (3.28) | 407 (3.05) | 403 (4.28) | ||
| 40–44 | 1,372 (5.54) | 771 (5.77) | 597 (6.34) | ||
| 45–49 | 2,152 (8.69) | 1,229 (9.20) | 915 (9.72) | ||
| 50–54 | 2,187 (8.83) | 1,245 (9.32) | 927 (9.84) | ||
| 55–59 | 3,371 (13.62) | 1,930 (14.45) | 1,419 (15.07) | ||
| 60–64 | 3,527 (14.25) | 2,072 (15.51) | 1,429 (15.17) | ||
| 65–69 | 3,002 (12.12) | 1,794 (13.43) | 1,181 (12.54) | ||
| 70–74 | 2,606 (10.53) | 1,593 (11.93) | 979 (10.40) | ||
| 75–79 | 1,662 (6.71) | 1,025 (7.67) | 615 (6.53) | ||
| 80–84 | 596 (2.41) | 362 (2.71) | 220 (2.34) | ||
| ≥85 | 151 (0.61) | 91 (0.68) | 59 (0.63) | ||
| Year, n (%) | 0.395 | ||||
| 2012 | 3,754 (15.16) | 1,914 (14.33) | 1,374 (14.59) | ||
| 2013 | 4,396 (17.76) | 2,371 (17.75) | 1,706 (18.12) | ||
| 2014 | 4,481 (18.10) | 2,509 (18.78) | 1,696 (18.01) | ||
| 2015 | 5,269 (21.28) | 2,872 (21.50) | 1,975 (20.97) | ||
| 2016 | 6,859 (27.70) | 3,692 (27.64) | 2,666 (28.31) | ||
| Area, n (%) | 0.001 | ||||
| East | 10,939 (44.18) | 5,868 (43.93) | 4,077 (43.29) | ||
| North | 878 (3.55) | 521 (3.90) | 336 (3.57) | ||
| North-east | 3,338 (13.48) | 1,664 (12.46) | 1,291 (13.71) | ||
| North-west | 787 (3.18) | 489 (3.66) | 270 (2.87) | ||
| South-central | 5,985 (24.17) | 3,154 (23.61) | 2,295 (24.37) | ||
| South-west | 2,832 (11.44) | 1,662 (12.44) | 1,148 (12.19) |
SD, standard deviation.
A total of 1,984 patients had missing information in gender. Area is defined as in Table 1.