Table 1. Baseline Patient Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Data (n = 3491)a |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic factors | |
| Age, median (range), y | 63.1 (22.4-93.9) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 1806 (51.7) |
| Male | 1685 (48.3) |
| Race | |
| White | 2942 (86.8) |
| Black | 368 (10.9) |
| Asian | 55 (1.6) |
| Pacific Islander | 5 (0.1) |
| Native American | 18 (0.5) |
| No. other or unknown | 103 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 190 (5.6) |
| Non-Hispanic | 3184 (94.4) |
| No. unknown | 117 |
| Medical insurance | |
| Private | 1461 (43.7) |
| Medicareb | 1271 (38.0) |
| Medicaidc | 304 (9.1) |
| Military or Veterans | 105 (3.1) |
| No insurance | 204 (6.1) |
| No. other or unknown | 146 |
| Cancer and treatment factors | |
| Type of cancer | |
| Breast | 1120 (32.1) |
| Multiple myeloma | 580 (16.6) |
| Prostate | 702 (20.1) |
| Lung | 666 (19.1) |
| Other | 423 (12.1) |
| Other osteoclast inhibitors within 6 mo before registration | |
| Yes | 194 (5.6) |
| No | 3296 (94.4) |
| No. unknown | 1 |
| Prior antiangiogenic therapy | |
| Yes | 417 (12.1) |
| No | 3020 (87.9) |
| No. unknown | 54 |
| Lifestyle factors | |
| Alcohol use within past 3 mo | |
| None | 2231 (67.5) |
| ≤1 Drink per week | 542 (16.4) |
| 2-6 Drinks per week | 301 (9.1) |
| 1-3 Drinks per day | 204 (6.2) |
| ≥4 Drinks per day | 28 (0.8) |
| No. missing or unknown | 185 |
| Cigarette smoker | |
| None | 1545 (44.3) |
| Former | 1513 (43.4) |
| Current | 430 (12.3) |
| No. missing or unknown | 3 |
| Periodontal factors | |
| No. of dental cleanings within 2 y before registration | |
| 0 | 600 (26.5) |
| 1 | 337 (14.9) |
| 2 | 282 (12.5) |
| 3 | 274 (12.1) |
| ≥4 | 772 (34.1) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1226 |
| Baseline dental examination done | |
| Yes | 2263 (64.8) |
| No | 1228 (35.2) |
| Baseline dental imaging | |
| Yes | 1935 (55.5) |
| No | 1552 (44.5) |
| No. missing or unknown | 4 |
| Complete or partial dentures | |
| Yes | 515 (22.1) |
| No | 1816 (77.9) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1160 |
| Dental plaque | |
| None | 230 (10.3) |
| Mild | 1291 (57.9) |
| Moderate | 571 (25.6) |
| Severe | 138 (6.2) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1261 |
| Calculus | |
| None | 342 (15.3) |
| Mild | 1232 (55.3) |
| Moderate | 529 (23.7) |
| Severe | 126 (5.7) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1262 |
| Gingivitis | |
| None | 571 (25.9) |
| Mild | 1069 (48.5) |
| Moderate | 430 (19.5) |
| Severe | 134 (6.1) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1287 |
| Periodontal disease | |
| None | 680 (33.4) |
| Mild | 840 (41.2) |
| Moderate | 385 (18.9) |
| Severe | 133 (6.5) |
| No. missing or unknown | 1453 |
| Patient-reported dental pain/discomfort score, mean (SD)d | |
| Mean pain | 0.81 (1.84) |
| Interference | |
| With eating | 0.50 (1.55) |
| With smile | 0.32 (1.36) |
| With speech | 0.23 (1.07) |
| With quality of life | 0.35 (1.28) |
a
Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number (percentage) of patients with data available. Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.
b
Includes Medicare alone (n = 406) and Medicare plus private (n = 865).
c
Includes Medicaid alone (n = 205) and Medicaid plus Medicare (n = 9).
d
Indicates within last 3 months, reported using the Brief Pain Inventory score. Scores for each question range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater pain or interference.