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. 2021 Apr 10;11(4):72. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00466-8

Table 2.

Comparison between pre-existing diagnoses in individuals with or without AL amyloidosis stratified by race.

ICD10 code Pre-existing diagnosis Black, with AL N = 695 Black, no AL N = 695 p-value Black, AL vs not SD White, with AL N = 3333 White, no AL N = 3333 p-value White, AL vs not SD
D47.2 MGUS 21.01% 1.44% 6.84E−31 0.65 16.41% 0.36% 0 0.61
C90 Multiple myeloma 32.23% 1.44% 0 0.90 32.67% 0.30% 0 0.97
Cardiac diagnoses
I51.7 Cardiomegaly 28.92% 9.35% 1.81E−20 0.51 20.13% 4.08% 0 0.51
I42 Cardiomyopathy 37.41% 5.04% 0 0.86 23.19% 2.70% 0 0.64
I49 Other cardiac arrhythmia 30.50% 10.50% 2.59E−20 0.51 22.05% 8.16% 0 0.40
R06.0 Dyspnea 50.07% 21.73% 3.24E−28 0.62 38.52% 15.00% 0 0.55
R55 Syncope and collapse 13.53% 7.05% 7.1E−05 0.21 10.59% 3.93% 1.08E−25 0.26
R42 Dizziness and giddiness 14.53% 13.09% 0.43694 0.04 15.51% 9.57% 2.43E−13 0.18
R60 Edema 33.67% 12.95% 6.53E−20 0.51 27.69% 7.56% 0 0.55
I50 Heart failure 54.96% 11.94% 0 1.03 33.00% 5.88% 0 0.73
J90 Pleural Effusion 11.66% 2.16% 2.92E−12 0.38 10.08% 1.26% 0 0.39
I48 Atrial fibrillation and flutter 22.01% 6.04% 1.01E−17 0.47 21.84% 8.40% 0 0.38
I95 Hypotension 22.01% 6.33% 5.18E−17 0.46 17.91% 3.57% 0 0.48
Renal diagnoses
N04 Nephrotic syndrome 8.35% 1.44% 2.39E−09 0.32 10.08% 0.30% 0 0.45
R80 Proteinuria 23.31% 4.17% 3.70E−25 0.58 19.92% 2.13% 0 0.59
N18 Chronic Kidney disease 43.89% 14.53% 2.38E−33 0.68 33.15% 6.48% 0 0.71
Neurological diagnoses
N52.9 Male erectile dysfunction 7.63% 9.07% 0.332133 0.05 4.50% 4.71% 0.68 0.01
M79.2 Neuralgia and Neuritis 2.30% 3.31% 0.255555 0.06 3% 1.29% 1.45E−06 0.12
R20 Disturbances of skin sensations 13.96% 8.49% 0.001 0.17 14.13% 7.26% 1.13E−19 0.22
G60 Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy 12.81% 3.02% 1.41E−11 0.37 10.77% 2.10% 0 0.36
G62 Other and unspecified polyneuropathies 11.66% 4.17% 2.38E−07 0.28 12.51% 3.78% 8.26E−39 0.32
G90 Disorders of autonomic nervous system 2.73% 1.44% 0.091225 0.09 3.24% 0.30% 8.82E−20 0.22
GI/hepatic
R13.1 Dysphagia 12.81% 6.19% 2.57E−05 0.23 9.84% 5.19% 5.99E−13 0.18
R16 Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly 5.76% 1.73% 7.57E−05 0.21 4.35% 1.56% 1.74E−11 0.17
K76 Other diseases of liver 13.38% 6.91% 6.39E−05 0.22 9.15% 4.56% 1.21E−13 0.18
R11 Nausea and vomiting 20% 11.66% 2.02E−05 0.23 15.51% 7.29% 4.61E−26 0.26
K59.0 Constipation 22.16% 12.81% 4.43E−06 0.25 14.67% 6.45% 9.31E−28 0.27
R19.7 Diarrhea 15.54% 6.76% 2.01E−07 0.28 15.27% 6.90% 1.37E−27 0.27
R10 Abdominal pain 27.63% 24.60% 0.20 0.07 20.16% 17.01% 0.001 0.08
Other
R53 Malaise and fatigue 30.79% 18.56% 1.24E−07 0.29 32.73% 15.12% 0 0.42
G56.0 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 11.08% 4.17% 1.23E−06 0.26 8.34% 3.36% 4.60E−18 0.21
D69 Purpura 15.25% 3.45% 4.23E−14 0.41 12.90% 2.82% 0 0.38
K14.8 Macroglossia 2.30% 0% 5.74E−05 0.22 1.44% 0.30% 5.40E−07 0.12

Patients matched by age, sex, and presence of diabetes mellitus.

SD standard difference.