Table 1.

Patient characteristics of those with MM

CharacteristicsOverall
N = 6062
Demographics  
Age at MM diagnosis, y  
Mean ± SD 65.0 ± 11.6 
Median (IQR) 65.0 (58.0-73.0) 
Age range, n (%)  
18-44 263 (4.3) 
45-64 2558 (42.2) 
≥65 3241 (53.5) 
Sex, n (%)  
Male 3409 (56.2) 
Female 2653 (43.8) 
Race, n (%)  
White 5164 (85.2) 
Black or African American 380 (6.3) 
Asian 132 (2.2) 
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 (0.1) 
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 3 (0.0) 
Multiracial 46 (0.8) 
Other 159 (2.6) 
Unknown 169 (2.8) 
Clinical characteristics  
BMI, kg/m2  
Mean ± SD 28.2 ± 5.8 
Median (IQR) 27.4 (24.2-31.1) 
Unknown 1133 (18.7) 
Disease characteristics  
Year of MM diagnosis, n (%)  
2010-2015 1878 (31.0) 
2016-2023 4184 (69.0) 
Follow-up period from MM diagnosis to end of follow-up, y  
Mean ± SD 5.0 ± 3.2 
Median (IQR) 4.6 (2.4-7.2) 
Treatment characteristics, n (%)  
Proteasome inhibitors  3011 (49.7) 
Immunotherapy§  2599 (42.9) 
Immunomodulatory agents||  2459 (40.6) 
Alkylating agents  2214 (36.5) 
HSCT 2109 (34.8) 
CAR T-cell therapy 340 (5.6) 
BsAbs#  67 (1.1) 
CharacteristicsOverall
N = 6062
Demographics  
Age at MM diagnosis, y  
Mean ± SD 65.0 ± 11.6 
Median (IQR) 65.0 (58.0-73.0) 
Age range, n (%)  
18-44 263 (4.3) 
45-64 2558 (42.2) 
≥65 3241 (53.5) 
Sex, n (%)  
Male 3409 (56.2) 
Female 2653 (43.8) 
Race, n (%)  
White 5164 (85.2) 
Black or African American 380 (6.3) 
Asian 132 (2.2) 
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 (0.1) 
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 3 (0.0) 
Multiracial 46 (0.8) 
Other 159 (2.6) 
Unknown 169 (2.8) 
Clinical characteristics  
BMI, kg/m2  
Mean ± SD 28.2 ± 5.8 
Median (IQR) 27.4 (24.2-31.1) 
Unknown 1133 (18.7) 
Disease characteristics  
Year of MM diagnosis, n (%)  
2010-2015 1878 (31.0) 
2016-2023 4184 (69.0) 
Follow-up period from MM diagnosis to end of follow-up, y  
Mean ± SD 5.0 ± 3.2 
Median (IQR) 4.6 (2.4-7.2) 
Treatment characteristics, n (%)  
Proteasome inhibitors  3011 (49.7) 
Immunotherapy§  2599 (42.9) 
Immunomodulatory agents||  2459 (40.6) 
Alkylating agents  2214 (36.5) 
HSCT 2109 (34.8) 
CAR T-cell therapy 340 (5.6) 
BsAbs#  67 (1.1) 

BMI, body mass index; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

The BMI value measured closest to the date of MM diagnosis is reported.

Identified using structured and unstructured data from the MGB database.

Proteasome inhibitors include bortezomib, carfilzomib, and ixazomib.

§

Immunotherapy includes daratumumab, elotuzumab, and isatuximab.

||

Immunomodulatory agents include lenalidomide, pomalidomide, and thalidomide.

Alkylating agents include melphalan, bendamustine, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and cyclophosphamide.

#

BsAbs include teclistamab, blinatumomab, and emicizumab.

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