Symbol

Variable Name

t

Survival time from diagnosis to nearest month +1

X1

Log blood urea nitrogen (BUN)/serum creatinine at diagnosis

X2

Hemoglobin at diagnosis

X3

Platelets at diagnosis 0 abnormal, 1 normal

X4

Infections at diagnosis 0 none, 1 present

X5

Age at diagnosis (complete years)

X6

Gender 1 male, 2 female

X7

Log white blood cell (WBC) at diagnosis

X8

Fractures at diagnosis 0 none, 1 present

X9

Log %BM at diagnosis (log % plasma cells in bone marrow)

X10

% Lymphocytes in peripheral blood at diagnosis

X11

% Myeloid cells in peripheral blood at diagnosis

X12

Proteinuria at diagnosis

X13

Bence Jone protein in urine at diagnosis 1 present, 2 none

X14

Total serum protein at diagnosis

X15

Serum globin (gm%) at diagnosis

X16

Serum calcium (mgm%) at diagnosis