Table 1 Characteristics of the participants.

From: Predictors of cardiopulmonary fitness in cancer-affected and -unaffected women with a pathogenic germline variant in the genes BRCA1/2 (LIBRE-1)

 

Cancer-affected participants

(n = 46)

Cancer-unaffected participants

(n = 22)

Total

(n = 68)

Age (years)

44 (35–50)

40 (33–46)

42 (33–50)

Smoker/former smoker, n (%)

34 (74%)

10 (48%)

44 (65%)

In employment, n (%)

31 (67%)

20 (91%)

51 (75%)

Academic level education, n (%)

19 (41%)

13 (59%)

32 (47%)

Winkler-Stolzenberg Index*

0.33 (0.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.3)

1.0 (0.33–1.33)

Physically active in youth, n (%)

28 (61%)

19 (86%)

47 (69%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.0 (21.0–26.6)

25.9 (22.1–32.7)

23.2 (21.3–27.6)

Height (cm)

168.0 (166.0–172.3)

166.5 (163.8–171.5)

168.0 (164.8–172.3)

Weight (kg)

65.7 (60.0–75.3)

69.9 (60.6–81.5)

67.7 (60.0–76.2)

VO2peak (ml/min/kg)

26.0 (21.5–31.0)

26.0 (22.0–30.0)

26.0 (21.5–31.0)

VO2 at VT1 as percentage of VO2peak (%)

61.9 (55.5–68.6%)

60.9 (56.8–63.6%)

61.3 (56.1–68.1%)

BORG (RPE/RPD)

18.0 (18.0–19.0)

19.0 (18.0–19.0)

18.0 (18.0–19.0)

RER (VCO2/VO2)

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

1.17 (1.11–1.23)

1.18 (1.14–1.23)

Attitude

0.30 (− 0.22 to 0.65)

0.04 (− 0.83 to 0.21)

0.13 (− 0.31 to 0.47)

Intention

− 0.63 (− 0.84 to 0.39)

0.39 (− 0.43 to 0.80)

− 0.43 (− 0.84 to 0.39)

Perceived behavior control

− 0.55 (− 0.93 to 0.19)

0.50 (− 0.36 to 1.16)

− 0.17 (− 0.74 to 0.83)

Subjective norms

0.01 (− 0.68 to 0.76)

− 0.37 (− 0.91 to 0.17)

− 0.04 (− 0.72 to 0.61)

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range); Active in youth = those who indicated that they were exactly as active or more active than their peers from ages 10 to 19 years; BMI Body Mass Index; VO2peak Maximal Oxygen Uptake; VT1 ventilatory threshold one; RER respiratory exchange ratio; RPE rate of perceived exertion/RPD rate of perceived dispnoe.
  2. *Adaptation of the WSI to describes the socioeconomic status (compare method part).
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