Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics at time of BOM diagnosis of the 1445 patients meeting inclusion criteria, including sex, number, location, and type of bone metastases, and pain attributed to bone metastases as identified by physician review of the patient’s medical record
From: Characterization of bone only metastasis patients with respect to tumor subtypes
Characteristic | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 1432 | 99 |
Male | 13 | 1 |
Number of bone metastases at BOM diagnosis | ||
Single | 290 | 20 |
Multiple | 1141 | 79 |
Unknown | 14 | 1 |
Location of bone metastases at BOM diagnosis | ||
Axial skeleton | 511 | 35 |
Appendicular skeleton | 153 | 11 |
Axial + appendicular skeleton | 770 | 53 |
Unknown | 11 | 1 |
Pain attributed to bone metastases at BOM diagnosis | ||
Yes | 909 | 63 |
No | 329 | 23 |
Unknown | 207 | 14 |
Type of bone metastases at BOM diagnosis | ||
Lytic | 389 | 27 |
Sclerotic/Blastic | 270 | 19 |
Mixed | 149 | 10 |
Unknown | 637 | 44 |
