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Table 1 Characteristics of Breast Cancer Survivors (n = 83)

From: Relationship of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour with health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors

Characteristics

Mean (SD)

n

%

Age (years)

52.8 (7.8)

  

BMI (kg/m2)

27.8 (4.8)

  

 Underweight

 

2

2.4

 Normal

 

18

21.7

 Overweight

 

38

45.8

 Obese

 

25

30.1

Education level

   

 Primary

 

5

6.0

 Secondary

 

52

62.7

 College/University

 

26

31.3

Working status

   

 Working

 

43

51.8

 Not working

 

40

48.2

Duration since diagnosis (years)

6.84 (4.13)

  

  < 5-year

 

22

26.5

  > 5-year

 

61

73.5

Cancer stage

 Stage I

 

13

15.7

 Stage II

 

47

56.6

 Stage III

 

23

27.7

Treatment

 Surgery

 

83

100.0

 Chemotherapy

 

83

100.0

 Radiotherapy

 

73

88.0

No. of valid days

6.21 (1.24)

  

Waking hours (hour/day)

17.85 (1.16)

  

Standing (hour/day)

5.55 (1.71)

  

Stepping (hour/day)

1.87 (0.63)

  

Step counts (count/day)

7882.47 (2832.59)

  

MVPA (min/day)

27.95 (17.96)

  

Sedentary time (hour/day)

10.42 (1.79)

  

Shorter sedentary bouts [<  30 min] (count/day)

51.19 (8.85)

  

Prolonged sedentary bouts [≥30 min] (count/day)

9.47 (3.93)

  

Mean length of sedentary bouts duration (min)

9.89 (0.90)

  

Sedentary breaks (count/day)

51.55 (12.66)

  
  1. SD Standard deviation, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity