Research Article

Clinical Presentation, Renal Histopathological Findings, and Outcome in Patients with Monoclonal Gammopathy and Kidney Disease

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with monoclonal gammopathy.

CharacteristicAll patients

Age, yr
 Mean (±SD)66.4 ± 13.1
Male n (%)112 (67.2%)
Follow-up, year5.3 ± 4.5

Ethnic group, n (%)
 Caucasian167 (96)
 Hispanic1 (0.6)
 Asiatic3 (1.7)
 African3 (1.7)

Monoclonal gammopathy
 MGUS, n (%)92 (52.8)
 MM, n (%)44 (25.2)
 AL amyloidosis, n (%)16 (9.1)
 NHL, n (%)12 (6.8)
 SMM n (%)7 (4)
 HL, n (%)3 (1.7)

HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; MGUS, monoclonal gammopathy of indeterminate significance; MM, multiple myeloma; SD, standard deviation; SMM, smoldering multiple myeloma.