Table 2: Distribution of variables based on type of cancer.

Variables

Total

N = 902

n (%)

Prostate

N = 290

N (%)

Lung

N = 251

n (%)

Breast

N = 243

n (%)

Kidney

N = 39

n (%)

Others

N = 79

n (%)

p

Sex

0.001

Male

491

(54.4)

0

(0.0)

136

(54.2)

2

(0.8)

20

(51.3)

43

(54.4)

Female

411

(45.6)

290

(100.0)

115

(45.8)

241

(99.2)

19

(48.7)

36

(45.6)

Location

0.001

Axial

448

(49.7)

136

(46.9)

109

(43.4)

143

(58.9)

28

(71.8)

32

(40.5)

Appendicular

77

(8.5)

8

(2.8)

45

(17.9)

10

(4.1)

3

(7.7)

11

(13.9)

Both

377

(41.8)

146

(50.3)

97

(38.7)

90

(37.0)

8

(20.5)

36

(45.6)

Number of bones affected

0.001

One bone

87

(9.6)

5

(1.7)

42

(16.7)

23

(9.5)

4

(10.3)

13

(16.5)

Two bones

64

(7.1)

8

(2.8)

10

(4.0)

30

(12.3)

3

(7.7)

13

(16.5)

>3 bones

751

(83.3)

277

(95.5)

199

(79.3)

190

(78.2)

32

(82)

53

(67.0)

Metastasis to other organs

0.001

Yes

367

(40.7)

21

(7.2)

155

(61.8)

145

(59.7)

8

(20.5)

38

(51.9)

No

535

(59.3)

269

(92.8)

96

(38.2)

98

(40.3)

31

(79.5)

41

(48.1)

Type of metastasis

0.001

Lytic

345

(38.3)

8

(2.7)

184

(73.3)

107

(44.0)

12

(30.8)

34

(43.0)

Blastic

270

(29.9)

198

(68.3)

20

(8.0)

49

(20.2)

0

(0.0)

3

(3.8)

Mixed

287

(31.8)

84

(29.0)

47

(18.7)

87

(35.8)

27

(69.2)

42

(53.2)

Pain

0.043

Yes

696

(77.2)

233

(80.3)

185

(73.7)

180

(74.1)

36

(92.3)

62

(78.5)

No

206

(22.8)

57

(19.7)

66

(26.3)

63

(25.9)

3

(7.7)

17

(21.5)

Presence of fracture

0.001

Yes

154

(17.1)

48

(16.6)

23

(9.2)

59

(24.3)

6

(15.4)

18

(22.8)

No

748

(82.1)

242

(83.4)

228

(90.8)

184

(75.7)

33

(84.6)

61

(77.2)

Death from disease

0.001

Yes

783

(86.8)

259

(89.3)

235

(93.6)

190

(78.2)

36

(92.3)

63

(79.8)

No

119

(13.2)

31

(10.7)

16

(6.4)

53

(21.8)

3

(7.7)

16

(20.2)