Table 1 Participant characteristics.

From: Changes in shoulder outcomes using ultrasonographic assessment of breast cancer survivors: a prospective longitudinal study with 6-month follow-up

Sociodemographic and anthropometric data (N = 30)

Age (years, \(\overline{X}\) ± SD)

53.6 ± 9.3

BMI (Kg/m2, \(\overline{X}\) ± SD)

26.5 ± 6

Menopause (n (%))

19 (63.3)

Clinical data

Previous pathology of contralateral shoulder (n (%))

7 (23.3)

Axillary surgery

Lymphadenectomy (n (%))

9 (30)

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (n (%))

21 (70)

Breast surgery

Mastectomy (n (%))

4 (13.3)

Mastectomy with breast reconstruction (n (%))

13 (43.3)

Lumpectomy (n (%))

13 (43.3)

Medical adjuvant treatments

Chemotherapy pre-surgical (n (%))

6 (20)

Chemotherapy post-surgical (n (%))

17 (56.6)

Radiotherapy (n (%))

21 (70)

Hormone therapy (n (%))

22 (73.3)

  1. N Sample size, \(\overline{X}\) mean, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, Kg kilograms, n number of cases.