Table 1.

Motor impairment ^a at the start of treatment according to the primary cancer diagnosis (p < 0.001) ^b

Primary cancer diagnosis	Normal motor status (Frankel E)	Motor impairment
		Ambulation with minor motor deficit (Frankel D)	No ambulation (Frankel A–C)
Breast	124	18	6
Prostate	170	55	30
Lung	117	37	16
Kidney	30	3	7
Myeloma/Lymphoma	46	20	12
Other	120	43	27
Total	607	176	98

^a Motor status was unknown for 22 patients

^b Pearson chi-square 2-sided test.