| |
Patients treated with BTA therapy
|
Patients not treated with BTA therapy
| |
High bone complication risk
|
Low bone complication risk
| |
|---|
|
N
|
Mean
|
SD
|
N
|
Mean
|
SD
|
p value3
|
N
|
Mean
|
SD
|
N
|
Mean
|
SD
|
p value3
|
|---|
|
Pain (BPI-SF)a
|
|
Worst pain
|
296
|
3.1
|
2.9
|
104
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
0.076
|
229
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
155
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
0.684
|
|
Least pain
|
295
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
104
|
1.1
|
1.6
|
0.815
|
228
|
1.1
|
1.6
|
155
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
0.364
|
|
Average pain
|
296
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
104
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
0.249
|
229
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
155
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
0.957
|
|
Pain right now
|
296
|
1.7
|
2.2
|
104
|
1.4
|
1.9
|
0.359
|
229
|
1.5
|
2.1
|
155
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
0.414
|
|
Bone pain (FACT-BP)b
|
301
|
47.7
|
12.4
|
105
|
50.7
|
11.0
|
0.007
|
230
|
48.1
|
12.1
|
160
|
48.9
|
11.9
|
0.397
|
|
Quality of Life (FACT-G)b
|
|
Physical wellbeing
|
302
|
20.5
|
5.7
|
105
|
21.5
|
5.4
|
0.084
|
231
|
20.6
|
5.8
|
160
|
20.8
|
5.6
|
0.693
|
|
Social/family wellbeing
|
299
|
21.7
|
5.0
|
105
|
22.6
|
4.8
|
0.101
|
231
|
21.9
|
5.0
|
158
|
22.0
|
4.8
|
0.961
|
|
Emotional wellbeing
|
300
|
17.4
|
4.7
|
105
|
18.5
|
4.2
|
0.060
|
231
|
17.7
|
4.7
|
158
|
17.6
|
4.5
|
0.698
|
|
Functional wellbeing
|
303
|
17.8
|
5.4
|
105
|
18.9
|
5.2
|
0.078
|
232
|
17.7
|
5.5
|
160
|
18.5
|
5.0
|
0.205
|
|
FACT-G total score
|
296
|
77.4
|
15.5
|
105
|
81.4
|
14.4
|
0.031
|
229
|
78.1
|
15.4
|
157
|
78.8
|
15.5
|
0.665
|
- a Higher score indicate worse pain
- b Higher scores indicate less bone pain or better QoL
- 3 Univariate Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney tests
