Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.

Table 1:Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.

Variable			Frequency (n-186)	Percent (%)
Age group (years)
	≤ 40		9	4.8
	41-50		19	10.2
	51-60		53	28.5
	61-70		80	43.0
	> 70		25	13.4
The median age in years (Range)			62 (31, 89)
^*Sex
		Male	95	53.1
		Female	84	46.9
Symptoms at presentation
		With bone pain	178	95.7
		With no bone pain	8	4.3
^*Occupation
		Self-employed	69	41.1
		Private employed	25	14.9
		Public employed	52	31.0
		Retired	22	13.1
^*Health insurance status
		Insured	117	66.1
		Not insured	60	33.9
^*Comorbidity
		Yes	108	60.3
		No	71	39.7
Mellitus			18	10.1
Hypertension			65	36.3
HIV			6	3.4
Other comorbidities			37	20.7
^*Multiple myeloma stage
		I	16	9.3
		II	75	43.6
		III	81	47.1

*The data in Table 1 above represent characteristics of patients that do not add up to the total number of patients enrolled. The missing number represents the patients in that category that have missing data.