Table 2.
Demographics and baseline characteristics by race and ethnicity
| White (n = 8535) | Black (n = 405) | Asian (n = 693) | Hispanic (n = 420) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 68 (61-74) | 61 (55-69) | 66 (61-73) | 68 (63-73) |
| <65 | 3025 (35) | 249 (61) | 281 (41) | 135 (32) |
| 65-84 | 4841 (57) | 145 (36) | 382 (55) | 253 (60) |
| >85 | 668 (8) | 11 (3) | 30 (4) | 32 (8) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 358 (4) | 15 (4) | 2 (0) | 420 (100) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 6694 (78) | 288 (71) | 603 (87) | 0 |
| Unknown | 1483 (17) | 102 (25) | 88 (13) | 0 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 3864 (45) | 211 (52) | 311 (45) | 191 (45) |
| Male | 4671 (55) | 194 (48) | 382 (55) | 229 (55) |
| Region | ||||
| RoW | 7235 (85) | 94 (23) | 674 (97) | 325 (77) |
| United States | 1300 (15) | 311 (77) | 19 (3) | 95 (23) |
| ASCT | ||||
| Yes | 4771 (56) | 123 (30) | 424 (61) | 231 (55) |
| No | 3660 (43) | 278 (69) | 268 (39) | 175 (42) |
| Missing | 104 (1) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 14 (3) |
| Prior lines | ||||
| No* | 2721 (32) | 34 (8) | 224 (32) | 169 (40) |
| Yes | 5814 (68) | 371 (92) | 469 (68) | 251 (60) |
| ECOG † | ||||
| 0 | 3100 (36) | 138 (34) | 277 (40) | 174 (41) |
| 1 | 4409 (52) | 234 (58) | 334 (48) | 184 (44) |
| ≥2 | 939 (11) | 32 (7) | 66 (10) | 59 (14) |
| Missing | 38 (<1) | 0 (0) | 2 (<1) | 3 (1) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
ASCT, Receipt of autologous stem cell transplantation; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
*
No prior lines represents patients with newly diagnosed MM.
†
64 patients were reported as having an ECOG of 1 or 2.