Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics (n = 172)
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (Range) | 58 (30–89) |
Bone metastasis site, n (%) | |
Spine | 131 (76.2) |
Ribs | 78 (45.3) |
Pelvis | 92 (53.5) |
Upper limbs | 24 (14.0) |
Lower limbs | 48 (27.9) |
Skull | 37 (21.5) |
Other | 48 (27.9) |
Visceral metastasis, n (%) | 70 (40.7) |
Patients with skeletal related events, n (%) | 32 (18.6) |
Pathologic fractures | 8 (25.0) |
Hypercalcemia | 1 (3.1) |
Medullar compression | 1 (3.1) |
Need for surgery | 8 (25.0) |
Need for radiation therapy | 21 (65.6) |
Patients with symptoms, n (%) | 119 (69.2) |
Lower back pain | 44 (37.0) |
Hip pain | 32 (26.9) |
Rib pain | 27 (22.7) |
Asthenia | 39 (32.8) |
Arthromyalgia | 7 (5.9) |
Other bone pain | 8 (6.7) |
Other | 23 (19.3) |
Patients with Irruptive Pain, n (%) | 40 (23.3) |
Incidental | 29 (72.5) |
Spontaneous | 9 (22.5) |
Other | 3 (7.5) |
Patients with non-osteoarticular comorbidities, n (%) | 59 (34.3) |
Chronic Obstuctive pulmonary disease (COPD) | 1 (7) |
Dislipemia | 18 (30,5) |
Cardiovascular disease | 7 (11.9) |
Arterial hypertension | 35 (59.3) |
Diabetes mellitus | 11 (18.6) |
Other | 25 (42.4) |