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. 2019 Jun 24;25:4675–4690. doi: 10.12659/MSM.915418

Supplementary Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with non-metastatic osteosarcoma.

Demographic or characteristic Total patients (N=1000) Alive cohort (N=797) Dead cohort (N=203)
No. % No. % No. %
Age, years
 Mean 25.3 23.8 31.5
 Median (range) 18.0 (3.0–89.0) 17.0 (3.0–84.0) 22.0 (3.0–89.0)
Categorical age
 <15 316 31.6% 275 34.5% 41 20.2%
 15–39 483 48.3% 385 48.3% 98 48.3%
 >39 201 20.1% 137 17.2% 64 31.5%
Sex
 Female 470 47.0% 383 48.1% 87 42.9%
 Male 530 53.0% 414 51.9% 116 57.1%
Race
 Black 150 15.0% 117 14.7% 33 16.3%
 Other 99 9.9% 78 9.8% 21 10.3%
 White 751 75.1% 602 75.5% 149 73.4%
Tumor size, mm
 Mean 96.0 93.4 106.2
 Median (range) 85.0 (5.0–486.0) 85.0 (5.0–369.0) 95.0 (14.0–486.0)
Categorical tumor size
 ≤80 mm 452 45.2% 369 46.3% 83 40.9%
 >80 mm 548 54.8% 428 53.7% 120 59.1%
Primary site
 Bones of skull and face 105 10.5% 79 9.9% 26 12.8%
 Bones of upper or lower limb 823 82.3% 674 84.6% 149 73.4%
 Pelvic bones, sacrum, coccyx 43 4.3% 22 2.8% 21 10.3%
 Rib, sternum, clavicle 20 2.0% 15 1.9% 5 2.5%
 Vertebral column 9 .9% 7 .9% 2 1.0%
Grade
 Grade I 58 5.8% 54 6.8% 4 2.0%
 Grade II 92 9.2% 85 10.7% 7 3.4%
 Grade III 284 28.4% 216 27.1% 68 33.5%
 Grade IV 566 56.6% 442 55.5% 124 61.1%
Histological subtype
 Central osteosarcoma 45 4.5% 42 5.3% 3 1.5%
 Chondroblastic osteosarcoma 151 15.1% 118 14.8% 33 16.3%
 Fibroblastic osteosarcoma 59 5.9% 46 5.8% 13 6.4%
 High-grade surface osteosarcoma 9 .9% 7 .9% 2 1.0%
 Osteosarcoma, NOS 599 59.9% 458 57.5% 141 69.5%
 Parosteal osteosarcoma 67 6.7% 62 7.8% 5 2.5%
 Periosteal osteosarcoma 19 1.9% 17 2.1% 2 1.0%
 Others 51 5.1% 47 5.9% 4 2.0%
AJCC T staging
 T1 445 44.5% 367 46.0% 78 38.4%
 T2 534 53.4% 418 52.4% 116 57.1%
 T3 21 2.1% 12 1.5% 9 4.4%
Radiation
 Beam radiation 51 5.1% 31 3.9% 20 9.9%
 Combination of beam with implants or isotopes 2 0.2% 2 0.3% 0 0.0%
 None/Unknown 947 94.7% 764 95.9% 183 90.1%
Chemotherapy
 No/Unknown 170 17.0% 143 17.9% 27 13.3%
 Yes 830 83.0% 654 82.1% 176 86.7%
Survival time
 Mean 46.8 51.1 29.7
 Median (range) 40.0 (0–119.0) 41.0 (0–119.0) 25.0 (3.0–89.0)
Marital status
 Married 209 20.9% 145 18.2% 64 31.5%
 Single/separated/divorced/widowed 791 79.1% 652 81.8% 139 68.5%
9th grade education
 Lower 50% 480 48.0% 393 49.3% 87 42.9%
 Upper 50% 520 52.0% 404 50.7% 116 57.1%
High school education
 Lower 50% 496 49.6% 397 49.8% 99 48.8%
 Upper 50% 504 50.4% 400 50.2% 104 51.2%
At least bachelor’s degree
 Lower 50% 423 42.3% 335 42.0% 88 43.3%
 Upper 50% 577 57.7% 462 58.0% 115 56.7%
Median family income (in tens)
 Lower 50% 496 49.6% 399 50.1% 97 47.8%
 Upper 50% 504 50.4% 398 49.9% 106 52.2%
Unemployed
 Lower 50% 459 45.9% 373 46.8% 86 42.4%
 Upper 50% 541 54.1% 424 53.2% 117 57.6%
Families below poverty level
 Lower 50% 489 48.9% 392 49.2% 97 47.8%
 Upper 50% 511 51.1% 405 50.8% 106 52.2%
Families above poverty level
 Lower 50% 420 42.0% 335 42.0% 85 41.9%
 Upper 50% 580 58.0% 462 58.0% 118 58.1%

OS – overall survival; CSS – cause-specific survival; AJCC – American Joint Committee on Cancer.