Clinical Study

The Current Practice of Screening, Prevention, and Treatment of Androgen-Deprivation-Therapy Induced Osteoporosis in Patients with Prostate Cancer

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of all patients, including collected prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors.

Age ( 𝑛 = 1 4 9 ) (Standard Deviation)73.3 years (7.4)
Years between diagnosis and study entry ( 𝑛 = 1 1 7 )4.3 years (0.2)
Number of ADT injections received ( 𝑛 = 1 4 8 )8.9 (6.1)
PSA at first visit ( 𝑛 = 1 5 0 )22.4 (61.5)
Gleason score ( 𝑛 = 1 4 9 )7.6 (1.0)
Height ( 𝑛 = 1 4 7 )170.7 cm (21.2)
Weight ( 𝑛 = 1 5 0 )88.2 kg (17.4)
Prostate cancer stage 1A, 1B, or 1C24.6% (35/142)
Prostate cancer stage 2A, 2B, or 2C44.4% (63/142)
Prostate cancer stage 3A, 3B, or 3C31.0% (44/142)
Prior hip fracture before treatment0% (0/147)
Prior vertebral fracture before treatment1.4% (2/148)
Prior fracture before treatment (excluding hip or vertebral)1.4% (2/148)
History of smoking50.3% (74/147)
Current smoker at first visit17% (25/147)
Steroid use during followup3.3% (5/150)
SSRI use during followup10.7% (16/150)
Anticonvulsant use during followup4.7% (7/150)
HRT use during followup13.5% (20/148)