Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics of the patients with breast cancer according to their breast volume (small vs. large), BMI (obesity vs. non-obesity), central obesity (WHR < 0.85 vs. WHR ≥ 0.85) and hormonal status (premenopausal vs. postmenopausal).

From: Relationship of breast volume, obesity and central obesity with different prognostic factors of breast cancer

Clinical variable

Breast volume

Obesity

Anthropometric variable

All patients

n = 103 (100%)

Small

n = 57 (55.33%)

Large

n = 46 (44.66%)

p

All patients

n = 347 (100%)

No

n = 224 (64.55%)

Yes

n = 123 (35.45%)

p

Weight (kg)

72.56 ± 15.21

63.92 ± 10.54

81.35 ± 18.34

0.00*

71.76 ± 9.21

63.46 ± 7.67

85.50 ± 12.16

0.00*

Size (cm)

158.34 ± 4.54

157.64 ± 4.99

160.48 ± 7.17

0.30

158.84 ± 6.54

159.18 ± 6.48

156.17 ± 7.29

0.00*

Waist (cm)

94.54 ± 13.65

88.22 ± 12.07

101.68 ± 15.06

0.00*

92.76 ± 11.45

87.17 ± 12.71

107.26 ± 10.89

0.00*

Hip (cm)

107.56 ± 11.21

102.04 ± 9.21

113.89 ± 13.26

0.00*

105.87 ± 9.45

101.98 ± 7.75

118.50 ± 9.10

0.00*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.98 ± 5.76

25.57 ± 4.67

31.43 ± 6.92

0.00*

27.99 ± 2.99

24.91 ± 2.88

34.88 ± 3.84

0.00*

Waist/hip ratio (WHR)

0.87 ± 0.74

0.86 ± 0.71

0.89 ± 0.79

0.03

0.86 ± 0.44

0.85 ± 0.10

0.90 ± 0.80

0.00*

Clinical variable

Central obesity

Menopausal status

Anthropometric variable

All patients

n = 304 (100%)

No

n = 121 (39.80%)

Yes

n = 183 (60.20%)

p

All patients

n = 347 (100%)

Premenopausal

n = 108 (31.12%)

Postmenopausal

n = 239 (68.88%)

p

Weight (kg)

71.44 ± 7.20

66.61 ± 12.61

75.22 ± 14.37

0.00*

71.74 ± 9.20

66.89 ± 13. 17

73.18 ± 14.22

0.00*

Size (cm)

158.06 ± 2.50

159.85 ± 7.00

157.38 ± 6.76

0.02

159.01 ± 6.50

161.79 ± 6.40

156.44 ± 6.44

0.00*

Waist (cm)

93.06 ± 13.43

83.65 ± 10.39

101.79 ± 14.00

0.00*

92.78 ± 11.43

86.79 ± 12.53

98.14 ± 15.46

0.00*

Hip (cm)

107.34 ± 7.55

104.83 ± 10.91

110.20 ± 11.38

0.00*

105.89 ± 9.65

102.81 ± 10.68

110 ± 11.07

0.00*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.38 ± 3.22

25. 99 ± 4.72

30.23 ± 5.70

0.00*

28.01 ± 3.02

25.38 ± 4.53

29.80 ± 7.73

0.00*

Waist/hip ratio (WHR)

0.87 ± 0.45

0.79 ± 0.04

0.92 ± 0.09

0.00*

0.86 ± 0.47

0.84 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.10

0.00*

  1. n = number of cases assessed for each variable. Data expressed as means ± standard deviation.
  2. *p < 0.05.
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