Characteristics and Results of the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma in the Subject under the Age of 65 at the University Hospital of Yopougon in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Table 1
Epidemiological, clinical, and biological features of patients.
Variables
Numbers (%)
Age (years): average and extremes: 49 (34–64)
<40
3 (10)
40–51
10 (33)
52–64
17 (57)
Sex: sex ratio: 1.73
Male
19 (63)
Female
11 (37)
Professional occupations
Executives
8 (27)
Housewives
4 (13)
Informal sector
4 (13)
Others
14 (47)
Socioeconomic status
Low
8 (27)
Average
17 (57)
High
5 (16)
Performance status
0 and 1
3 (10)
2 and 3
24 (80)
4
3 (10)
Bone syndrome
Bone pains
25 (83)
Bone tumors
1 (3)
Fractures
10 (33)
Bone marrow plasma cells
10 to 30%
18 (60)
>30
12 (40)
Whether secretory or not
Secretory
28 (93)
Nonsecretory
2 (7)
Type of monoclonal immunoglobulin
Ig G
26 (86)
Ig A
2 (7)
Light chains myeloma
2 (7)
Type of light chain
Kappa
20 (86)
Lambda
2 (7)
Undetermined
2 (7)
Hemoglobin level (g/dL)
<8
13 (43)
8–12
13 (43)
>12
4 (14)
Serum creatinine (mg/L)
<20
24 (80)
>20
6 (20)
Calcium (mg/L)
<120
27 (90)
>120
3 (10)
Bence Jones proteinuria (mg/24 H)
<12
24 (80)
>12
6 (20)
Other professional activities: radiographer, farmers, policeman, traders, and teachers.
