Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and hematologic characteristics at diagnosis

CharacteristicValue
Median (range) age (years) 56 (29-78) 
Sex (male/female) (n) 37/16 
Race (n)  
 White 51 
 Black 
 Asian 
Hypertension (n) 50 (94%) 
GFR (n)  
 CKD stage 1 
 CKD stage 2/3 23 (43%) 
 CKD stage 4/5 (including RRT) 30 (57%) 
Mean eGFR (mL/min per year)* 27 (0-79) 
RRT before diagnosis (n)  
 Dialysis 9 (17%) 
 Transplant 1 (2%) 
 Mean (range) urinary protein loss (g/24 hours) 4.1 (0.1-15.5) 
 Nephrotic range proteinuria (n) 24/45 (53%) 
 Nephrotic syndrome (n) 10/45 (22%) 
 Microscopic hematuria (n) 45/50 (90%) 
 Extrarenal light chain deposits (n) 5 (9.4%) 
 Heart 2 (3.8%) 
 Liver 2 (3.8%) 
 Lung 1 (1.9%) 
 Nerve 0 (0%) 
Hematologic investigations  
 Abnormal serum FLC concentration and ratio (n) 53 (100%) 
 LC isotype κ 43/53 (81%) 
 Λ 10/53 (19%) 
Median (range) pathogenic free light chain concentration (mg/L)  
 κ 724 (25.6-25 700) 
 Λ 147 (29.8-742) 
Median (range) FLC ratio ĸ:λ  
 κ 29.2 (2.9-150.8) 
 Λ 0.17 (0.05-0.2) 
Bence Jones proteinuria (n) 20 (44.4%) 
Monoclonal protein in serum detected by immunofixation (n) 23 (43.4%) 
No monoclonal protein detected by immunofixation (n) 19 (35.8%) 
Bone marrow findings  
 ≥10% clonal plasma cells (n) 6 (11.3%) 
 <10% clonal plasma cells (n) 46 (86.8%) 
 Chronic lymphatic leukemia (n) 1 (2%) 
CharacteristicValue
Median (range) age (years) 56 (29-78) 
Sex (male/female) (n) 37/16 
Race (n)  
 White 51 
 Black 
 Asian 
Hypertension (n) 50 (94%) 
GFR (n)  
 CKD stage 1 
 CKD stage 2/3 23 (43%) 
 CKD stage 4/5 (including RRT) 30 (57%) 
Mean eGFR (mL/min per year)* 27 (0-79) 
RRT before diagnosis (n)  
 Dialysis 9 (17%) 
 Transplant 1 (2%) 
 Mean (range) urinary protein loss (g/24 hours) 4.1 (0.1-15.5) 
 Nephrotic range proteinuria (n) 24/45 (53%) 
 Nephrotic syndrome (n) 10/45 (22%) 
 Microscopic hematuria (n) 45/50 (90%) 
 Extrarenal light chain deposits (n) 5 (9.4%) 
 Heart 2 (3.8%) 
 Liver 2 (3.8%) 
 Lung 1 (1.9%) 
 Nerve 0 (0%) 
Hematologic investigations  
 Abnormal serum FLC concentration and ratio (n) 53 (100%) 
 LC isotype κ 43/53 (81%) 
 Λ 10/53 (19%) 
Median (range) pathogenic free light chain concentration (mg/L)  
 κ 724 (25.6-25 700) 
 Λ 147 (29.8-742) 
Median (range) FLC ratio ĸ:λ  
 κ 29.2 (2.9-150.8) 
 Λ 0.17 (0.05-0.2) 
Bence Jones proteinuria (n) 20 (44.4%) 
Monoclonal protein in serum detected by immunofixation (n) 23 (43.4%) 
No monoclonal protein detected by immunofixation (n) 19 (35.8%) 
Bone marrow findings  
 ≥10% clonal plasma cells (n) 6 (11.3%) 
 <10% clonal plasma cells (n) 46 (86.8%) 
 Chronic lymphatic leukemia (n) 1 (2%) 
*

An eGFR of 0 was used for anuric patients on renal replacement therapy.

No 24-hour urine collection performed among 8 of those receiving dialysis at the time of renal biopsy.

No documentation of presence/absence of hematuria in 3 patients.

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