Table 1 General clinical characteristics of the study population.

From: Differences in heart rate variability and body composition in breast cancer survivors and women without cancer

 

BCS

n = 27

Control

N = 31

Significance p

Age (years)

56 (46–62)

51 (43–56)

0.11

Height (cm)

152 (148–157)

155 (150–158)

0.38

Weight (kg)

65.0 (55.4–76.3)

67.3 (58.2–69.8)

0.83

BMI (kg/m2)

27.5 (24.7–32.4)

27.4 (24.9–37.4)

0.39

Menarche (years)

12 (12–13)

13 (12–14)

0.48

Number of gestations

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)

0.13

Time since initial diagnose of cancer (years)

3.8 (2.4–6.0)

–

–

Time since surgery (years)

3.7 (1.4–4.8)

–

–

Lumpectomy/mastectomy

24 (88.8)

–

–

Family history of cancer (yes)

11 (40.7)

8 (25.8)

0.17

Family history of cancer (no)

16 (59.3)

23 (74.2)

Smoking

0 (0)

0 (0)

 
  1. Data as presented as median (25th, 75th percentiles) or numbers (%). Mann–Whitney U test (continuous variables) between Breast cancer survivors (BCS) and Control groups. Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.
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