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. 2007 Jul 17;22(9):1305–1310. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0291-4

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristics N = 174
Age at diagnosis (y) 70.2 ± 8.4
Duration of cancer diagnosis (y) 6.3 ± 4.0
Race
Non-Hispanic White 72 (41%)
Hispanic 62 (36%)
Other* 13 (7%)
Unknown 27 (16%)
BMI 27.6 ± 5.4
Concurrent medications
Corticosteroids 29 (17%)
Thyroid hormone replacement 17 (10%)
Phenytoin 2 (1%)
History of orchiectomy 6 (3%)
History of hip/vertebral fracture 19 (11%)
Diabetes 38 (22%)
Cigarette smoking 28 (16%)
Alcohol 23 (13%)
Last serum PSA (ng/mL) 29.4 ± 119.7
Number of ADT shots 8.5 ± 6.8
Bone metastases 32 (18%)
Bone scan 121 (70%)
Characteristics
Diagnosis of osteopenia 26 (15%)
Diagnosis of osteoporosis 17 (10%)
Clinic site
Albuquerque 112 (64%)
CBOC 62 (36%)
Seen Heme Onc 69 (40%)

Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise noted.

*Other: African American, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islander.