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. 2018 Jul 24;13:134. doi: 10.1186/s13014-018-1082-2

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis in both groups

<= 10 fractions
stable instable p-value p-value (logistic Regression)
n = 377 n = 392
n % n %
Age (years)
 Mean (SD) 62.6 +/− 10.4 64.0 +/− 11.0 0.084a 0.214
Gender
 Male 219 55.9 216 57.3 0.690a 0.742
 Female 173 44.1 161 42.7
Karnofsky- Index
 Median (range) 80 (40,100) 70 (40,100) 0.027c 0.090
Primary site 0.933b 0.883
 NSCLC 183 46.7 173 45.9
 Breast cancer 55 14.0 51 13.5
 Renal cancer 42 10.7 46 12.2
 Other 112 28.6 107 28.4
Localization metastases 0.303b 0.637
 Cervical/Thoracic 228 58.2 233 61.8
 Lumbar 164 41.8 144 38.2
Number metastases < 0.0001b < 0.0001
 Solitary 210 53.6 140 37.1
 Multiple 182 46.4 237 62.9
Other distant metastases
 Liver 102 26.0 101 26.8 0.809b 0.518
 Brain 59 15.1 53 14.1 0.697b 0.759
 Lung 95 24.2 90 23.9 0.907b 0.902
 Tissue 35 8.9 20 5.3 0.051b 0.120
>  10 fractions
stable instable p-value p-value (log. Regression)
n = 121 n = 157
n % n %
Age (years)
 Mean (SD) 60.7 +/− 12.7 63.8 +/− 11.3 0.034a 0.168
Gender
 Male 60 49.6 83 52.9 0.588a 0.643
 Female 61 50.4 74 47.1
Karnofsky- Index
 Median (range) 80 (40,100) 70 (30,100) 0.063c 0.079
Primary site 0.575b 0.933
 NSCLC 28 23.1 41 26.1
 Breast cancer 28 23.1 41 26.1
 Renal cancer 30 24.8 41 26.1
 Other 35 28.9 34 21.7
Localization metastases 0.687b 0.970
 Cervical/Thoracic 75 62.0 101 64.3
 Lumbar 46 38.0 56 35.7
Number metastases 0.662b 0.834
 Solitary 61 50.4 75 47.8
 Multiple 60 49.6 82 52.2
Other distant metastases
 Liver 32 26.6 28 17.8 0.084b 0.965
 Brain 17 14.1 13 8.3 0.129b 0.274
 Lung 45 37.2 29 18.5 < 0.001b 0.013
 Tissue 8 6.6 4 2.6 0.098b 0.406

Abbreviation: at-test; bchi-square-test, cu-test