Skip to main content
. 2024 Jan 4;39(1):8–16. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjad006

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants at entry to the BoHFAB study from the AZURE study.

Characteristic Total (n = 224) Zoledronate (n = 120) Control (n = 104)
Demographics
Age (yr, mean ± SD)
Height (cm, mean ± SD)
Weight (kg, mean ± SD)
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)
57.0 ± 9.1
162.0 ± 6.4
73.3 ± 14.1
27.8 ± 4.8
57.9 ± 8.7
162.2 ± 6.3
74.4 ± 13.2
28.2 ± 4.8
55.9 ± 9.5
162.0 ± 6.6
72.0 ± 14.6
27.3 ± 4.7
Baseline BMD T-score classification (n, %)
 Normal
 Osteopenic
 Osteoporotic
136 (60.7)
74 (33.0)
14 (6.3)
92 (76.7)
24 (20.0)
4 (3.3)
44 (42.3)
50 (48.1)
10 (9.6)
Menopausal status at baseline (n, %)
 Premenopausal
 Perimenopausal
 Postmenopausal
  ≤5 yr
  >5 yr
  Unknown
 Status unknown
28 (12.5)
1 (0.4)
192 (85.7)
91 (40.6)
100 (44.6)
2 (0.9)
3 (1.3)
11 (9.2)
1 (0.8)
105 (87.5)
46 (38.3)
58 (48.3)
1 (0.8)
3 (2.5)
17 (16.3)
0 (0)
87 (83.7)
45 (43.2)
41 (39.4)
1 (1.0)
0 (0)
Systemic anticancer therapy prior to study (n, %)
 Chemotherapy alone
 Endocrine therapy alone
 Chemotherapy + endocrine therapy
 Radiotherapy
 Trastuzumab
49 (21.9)
8 (3.6)
172 (76.8)
202 (90.2)
45 (20.1)
27 (12.1)
3 (1.3)
92 (41.1)
107 (47.8)
20 (8.9)
22 (9.8)
5 (2.2)
80 (35.7)
95 (42.4)
25 (11.2)
Off study reason (n, %)
 Completed study
 Bone metastases
 Recurrence or new primary tumor
 Death
 Rapid bone loss
 Use of prohibited concomitant treatment
 Use of open-label bisphosphonates
 Investigator recommendation
 Patient choice
 Consented but no longer eligible
164 (73.2)
10 (4.5)
12 (5.4)
2 (0.9)
2 (0.9)
1 (0.4)
16 (7.1)
2 (0.9)
15 (6.7)
2 (0.9)
75 (62.5)
5 (4.2)
6 (5.0)
2 (1.7)
0 (0)
1 (0.8)
6 (5.0)
2 (1.7)
8 (6.7)
1 (0.8)
89 (85.6)
5 (4.8)
6 (5.8)
0 (0)
2 (1.9)
0 (0)
10 (9.6)
0 (0)
7 (6.7)
1 (1.0)
Years on BoHFAB study (mean ± SD) 4.5 ± 1.5 4.5 ± 1.4 4.4 ± 1.6