Multiple Myeloma in Relation to Different Geographical Distribution, Socioeconomic Status and Level of Education: A Hospital Based Study at a Tertiary Level Hospital, Guwahati, Assam
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: The risk factors for multiple myeloma (MM) are not conclusive, because the cause of MM is not clearly known. Researchers believe that MM is most likely the result of many risk factors acting together. Despite recent advances in clarifying the biological mechanisms of MM, there are no established risk factors so far other than factors like male gender, increasing age, African American ethnicity, positive family history of lymphatohematopoietic cancer (LHC) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Several studies have shown different level of prevalence of MM in different geographical areas, socioeconomic status and education. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of MM with these variations. Methods: A total of 100 cases were studied in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Clinical Haematology Department, Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, and Guwahati, Assam. Being a descriptive study, the data were procured from the OPD of the same department. Results: In the present study 72 (72%) patients hail from rural areas and 28 (28%) from urban areas showing that of MM is significantly high (p= 0.000011) in patients belonging to the rural areas; 97 (97%) patients’ hails from plain areas while only 3 (3%) patients from hill areas having prevalence of MM is very low (p<0.00001) among the people living in hill areas than those living in plain areas; 57 (57%) patients belonged to lower class, 13 (13%) patients to upper class and 30 (30%) patients to middle class depicting that number of patient is significantly high (p<0.00001) among the lower class (as per socioeconomic status suggested by Kupuswamy) of the society and lastly 82 (82%) patients were literate while 18 (18%) were illiterate showing that there exists significant difference (p=0.0039) of prevalence of MM among people with different education levels. Also prevalence seems to be low among the educated people. Conclusion: Prevalence of MM is significantly high in patients belonging to the rural areas , living in hill areas than those living in plain areas, among the lower class (as per socioeconomic status suggested by Kupuswamy) of the society and low among the educated people.
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Lohit Kumar Kalita, Satyajit Mitra, Pabitra Kamar Gogoi, Umesh Ch. Sarma
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.3.018
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