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Table 2 Anthropometric, social, and hemodynamic characteristics of patients with breast cancer (n = 28)

From: Effect of exercise on pain and functional capacity in breast cancer patients

Variables

SG (n = 14)

CG (n = 14)

p value

Anthropometrica

 Age (years)

47,64 ± 7,60

45,79 ± 8,14

0,5380

 Height (m)

154,77 ± 5,61

154,5 ± 6,01

0,9026

 Weight (kg)

58,34 ± 9,29

64,57 ± 15,22

0,2028

Marital Statusb

 Married

6(42,86%)

8(57,14%)

0,450

 Single

8(57,14%)

6(42,86%)

Educational levelb

 High school

12(85,71%)

12(85,71%)

1000

 College

2(14,29%)

2(14,29%)

Employedb

 No

10(71,43%)

13(92,86%)

0,139

 Yes

4(28,57%)

1(7,14%)

Household incomeb

  < 2 Minimum wages

9(64,29%)

10(71,43%)

0,686

  ≥ 2 Minimum wages

5(35,71%)

4(28,57%)

Hemodynamicsa

 Resting HR (bpm)

81,86 ± 7

76,71 ± 12,10

0,3895

 BPS at rest (mmHg)

114,57 ± 13,82

110,36 ± 11,57

0,6395

 BPD at rest (mmHg)

73,21 ± 10,57

71,43 ± 9,33

0,1804

Type of Tumorc

 Ductal Carcinoma

14(100%)

11(78,57%)

0,0728

 Fuso-cellular and Squamous cell

0

2(14,29%)

 

 Mixed tumor

0

1(7,14%)

 

Stage of illnessc

  

0,9172

 0

1(7,14%)

0

 

 2

7(50%)

9(64,29%)

 

 3

5(35,71%)

4(28,57%)

 

 4

1(7,14%)

1(7,14%)

 

Phase of Treatment and Observationc

 Observation

5(35,72%)

3(21,43%)

0,3949

 Chemotherapy

6(42,86%)

8(57,14%)

 

 Radiation therapy

3(21,43%)

3(21,43%)

 

Time since diagnosisc

  

0,2763

  ≤ 1 year

7(50.00%)

12(85.71%)

 

 1 the 5 years

5(35.71%)

1(7.14%)

 

  ≥ 5 years

2(14.29%)

1(7.14%)

 

Level of Physical Activityc

 Active

8(57,14%)

9(64,29%)

0,7291

 Occasionally active

5(35,71%)

4(28,57%)

 

 Very active

1(7,14%)

1(7,14%)

 

Time since most recent physical trainingb

 3 to 12 months

1(7,14%)

1(7,14%)

1000

  > 1 year or never

13(92,86%)

13(92,86%)

 
  1. HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure; aNon-paired Student T-Test; b Chi-squared test; c Mann-Whitney test; Expressed values: average ± standard deviation, absolute frequency (relative frequency)