Table 2 Correlation of PVR gene expression, serum levels, serum amylase, and urinary biomarkers with clinical characteristics in multiple myeloma cases (n = 50)

Age (years)

−0.124 (p =

−0.084 (p =

0.198 (p = 0.210)

−0.125 (p =

−0.137 (p =

0.393)

0.564)

0.345)

0.312)

eGFR

−0.235 (p =

−0.131 (p =

−0.470 (p =

−0.721 (p <

−0.634 (p <

0.101)

0.363)

0.002)*

0.001)*

0.001)*

Creatinine

0.225 (p =

0.216 (p =

0.482 (p = 0.001)*

0.517 (p <

0.526 (p <

0.116)

0.132)

0.001)*

0.001)*

Albumin

−0.670 (p <

−0.411 (p =

−0.384 (p =

−0.633 (p <

−0.485 (p =

0.001)*

0.003)*

0.009)*

0.001)*

0.001)*

B2M

0.813 (p <

0.441 (p =

0.247 (p = 0.155)

0.392 (p =

0.401 (p =

0.001)*

0.001)*

0.016)*

0.014)*

TLC

−0.370 (p =

0.002 (p =

−0.128 (p = 0.332)

0.158 (p = 0.280)

0.152 (p =

0.008)*

0.988)

0.290)

Hb

−0.540 (p <

0.024 (p =

−0.365 (p =

−0.425 (p =

−0.463 (p = 0.001)*

0.001)*

0.869)

0.005)*

0.002)*

PLT

−0.469 (p =

−0.091 (p =

0.127 (p = 0.335)

−0.189 (p =

−0.214 (p =

0.001)*

0.530)

0.178)

0.129)

LDH

0.209 (p =

0.288 (p =

0.239 (p = 0.155)

0.330 (p =

0.345 (p =

0.145)

0.043)*

0.045)*

0.039)*

Plasma Cell (%)

0.787 (p <

0.520 (p <

0.325 (p = 0.027)*

0.424 (p =

0.438 (p =

0.001)*

0.001)*

0.003)*

0.002)*

Serum Amylase

0.375 (p =

0.452 (p =

0.215 (p = 0.114)

0.215 (p =

0.015)*

0.002)*

0.115)

M Protein

0.432 (p =

0.316 (p =

0.210 (p = 0.087)

0.284 (p = 0.055)

0.261 (p =

0.002)*

0.018)*

0.056)

Urine LC λ

−0.134 (p =

−0.116 (p =

−0.045 (p = 0.812)

−0.210 (p =

−0.225 (p =

0.342)

0.409)

0.153)

0.139)

Urine LC κ

0.145 (p = 0.309)

0.132 (p = 0.352)

0.089 (p = 0.554)

0.194 (p = 0.178)

0.185 (p = 0.197)

Urine IGFBP-7

0.251(p = 0.079)

−0.054 (p = 0.712)

0.220 (p = 0.143)

Urine TIMP-2

0.262(p = 0.067)

0.234 (p = 0.101)

0.238 (p = 0.158)