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. 2018 Jun 8;1(2):133–140. doi: 10.1002/agm2.12023

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of prognostic factors and overall pain response

Variable Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Wald statistic P‐value
Age
< 65 1.000
≥65 1.193 0.605‐2.353 0.258 .611
Gender
Male 1.000
Female 1.823 0.942‐3.527 3.178 .075a
ECOG
< 2 3.240 1.689‐6.213 12.526 <.001a
≥2 1.000
Primary tumor
Breast 5.000 1.959‐12.762 11.333 .001a
Lung 2.344 0.795‐6.908 2.385 .122a
Prostate 4.286 1.238‐14.831 5.279 .022a
Others 1.000
Extent of bone metastases
Single 1.000
Multiple 1.027 0.265‐3.973 0.001 .969
Treatment site
Spine 1.067 0.269‐4.235 0.008 .927
Pelvis 1.033 0.250‐4.269 0.002 .964
Extremities 0.600 0.082‐4.400 0.253 .615
Others 1.000
Fractionation
Single 1.000
Multiple 1.299 0.690‐2.446 0.658 .417
Bone‐targeting agent
Yes 1.693 0.898‐3.192 2.650 .104a
No 1.000
Systemic treatment
Yes 1.256 0.573‐2.752 0.323 .570
No 1.000
a

The variables selected (P < .25) for the preliminary main‐effect model are gender, ECOG, primary tumor, and bone‐targeting agent.