Table 1. Patient Characteristics.
| Characteristics |
Group I (n = 20) |
Group II (n = 20) |
Group III (n = 20) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age/range (years) |
58.6/ 45 - 75 |
60.5/35 - 82 |
56.5/37 - 74 |
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| Number of patients | Percentage | Number of patients | Percentage | Number of patients | Percentage | ||
| Gender | Male | 14 | 70 | 13 | 65 | 15 | 75 |
| Female | 6 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 25 | |
| Rural/urban status | Rural | 14 | 70 | 13 | 65 | 14 | 70 |
| Urban | 6 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 30 | |
| Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60 | 14 | 70 | 12 | 60 | 12 | 60 | |
| Site of primary | Prostate | 10 | 50 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 20 |
| Breast | 5 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | |
| Lung | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| MUO | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 40 | |
| Others | 1 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 10 | |
| Site of bone metastases | Multiple | 8 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 15 |
| Spine | 6 | 30 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 50 | |
| Pelvis | 3 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 15 | |
| Sternum | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Axial skeleton | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Site of palliative radiotherapy | Spine | 8 | 40 | 9 | 45 | 10 | 50 |
| Pelvis | 8 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 25 | |
| Others | 4 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | |