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Table 4 Results of prognostic factors related to stability

From: The stability of osseous metastases of the spine in lung cancer – a retrospective analysis of 338 cases

Parameter

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age

0.255

0.98

0.959-1.011

Karnofsky-index

0.867

0.99

0.976-1.021

Gender

0.109

1.52

0.909-2.560

Chemotherapy (yes vs. no)

0.692

0.83

0.334-2.074

Primary site (NSCLC vs SCLC)

0.118

0.53

0.246-1.171

Bisphosphonates (yes vs. no)

0.074

1.58

0.957-2.606

Number of metastasis (1 vs. > 1)

0.410

0.79

0.469-1.363

  1. Multivariable regression analysis of prognostic factors related to stability.