| |
Study group (number) |
| Gender |
Males |
10 |
| Females |
22 |
| Age (yrs) |
44-60 |
7 |
| 60-70 |
16 |
| 70-83 |
9 |
| Smoking habit |
No |
20 |
| <15/day |
9 |
| >15/day |
3 |
| Other medications |
Steroids |
11 |
| Chemotherapy |
4 |
| Primary disease |
Prostatic carcinoma |
6 |
| Breast carcinoma |
5 |
| Multiple myeloma |
14 |
| Lung carcinoma |
4 |
| Ovarian carcinoma |
3 |
| Drug prescribed |
Zoledronic acid |
26 |
| Pamidronate |
6 |
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