Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses for OS in 87 NDMM patients.

Variables	Univariate model			Multivariate model
	HR	95% CI	p	HR	95% CI	p
Age ≥ 65 yr	1.072	0.467-2.460	0.870
Male sex	0.290	0.035-2.431	0.254
β2 − MG ≥ 3.5 mg/L	1.669	1.268-2.182	0.032	1.349	0.976-3.168	0.171
SCr ≥ 176.8 μmol/L	0.567	0.192-1.672	0.304
LDH ≥ 170 U/L	3.561	1.643-6.154	0.015	2.592	1.129-5.611	0.010
CRP ≥ 4 mg/L	1.415	0.534-3.754	0.485
ESR ≥ 100 mm/H	1.517	0.622-3.699	0.359
HB ≥ 100 g/L	0.573	0.226-1.455	0.241
ALB ≥ 35 g/L	1.501	0.631-3.435	0.336
PLP2 ++ & +++	3.250	1.320-7.999	0.010	2.598	1.032-5.991	0.041