Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Male | 33 (53%) |
| Agea, years | 66 (39–87) |
| Imunoglobulin typeb | |
| IgG | 22 (35%) |
| IgA | 08 (13%) |
| Light chainb | |
| Kappa | 20 (32%) |
| Lambda | 11 (18%) |
| Stage ISS | |
| I | 10 (16%) |
| II | 12 (19%) |
| III | 40 (65%) |
| Albumin, g/dLa | 3.30 (1.3–4.90) |
| Beta2 microglobuline, mg/La | 5.60 (0.26–29.99) |
| Hemoglobulin, g/dLa | 10.0 (4.9–15.2) |
| Calcium, mg/dLa | 9.5 (7.10–15.0) |
| Creatinine, mg/dLa | 1.09 (0.34–9.5) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, mg/dLa | 198 (48–652) |
| Proteinuria, mga | 530 (50–17310) |
| Plasmocytes, %a | 26 (0–93) |
| Renal failure | 17 (27%) |
ISS, International Staging System.
a
Median (range).
b
Not all patients are excretors.