Clinical Profile and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya: A Five-Year Retrospective Review

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the MM patients at KNH.

Patient characteristics	Frequency	(%)
Total	N = 207
Age mean	58.5 years	(SD 11.8)
Age median	60 years	(IQR 50–66)
Age categories (years)
26–30	3	1.4
31–40	11	5.3
41–50	42	20.3
51–60	57	27.5
61–70	64	30.9
71–80	25	12.1
>80	5	2.4
Gender
Male	113	54.6
Female	94	45.4
Employment status	[n = 121]
Unskilled employment	63	52.1
Skilled employment	36	29.8
Retired	15	12.4
Unemployed	7	5.8