Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline (N = 115)
Characteristics | Control group (n = 55) | ITT group (n = 60) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Value | Value | P value | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 40.02 (4.32) | 40.40 (4.16) | 0.68 |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 160.55 (4.36) | 161.76 (4.12) | 0.19 |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 55.37 (7.51) | 56.43 (9.61) | 0.57 |
Diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.61) | 1.08 (0.56) | 0.45 |
Residence, n (%) | 0.62 | ||
Urban | 48 (87.3) | 55 (91.7) | |
Rural | 7 (12.7) | 5 (8.3) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.74 | ||
Married | 51 (92.7) | 53 (88.3) | |
Single | 3 (5.5) | 5 (8.3) | |
Other | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.4) | |
Child, n (%) | 0.62 | ||
Have | 52 (94.5) | 56 (93.3) | |
Do not have | 3 (5.5) | 4 (6.7) | |
Parent, n (%) | 0.99 | ||
Both | 46 (83.6) | 48 (80.0) | |
Either | 7 (12.7) | 11(18.3) | |
Neither | 2 (3.7) | 1 (1.7) | |
Work status, n (%) | 0.95 | ||
Unemployed | 19 (34.5) | 18 (30.0) | |
Employed | 36 (63.5) | 42 (70.0) | |
Education level, n (%) | 0.60 | ||
\({\boldsymbol{\le }}\)Junior college | 24 (43.6) | 33 (55.0) | |
College | 26 (47.3) | 23 (38.3) | |
Postgraduate | 5 (9.1) | 4 (6.7) | |
Monthly income (CNY ¥), n (%) | 0.57 | ||
<5000 | 11 (20.0) | 11 (18.3) | |
5000–10,000 | 15 (27.3) | 17 (28.3) | |
>10,000 | 29 (52.7) | 32 (53.4) | |
Type of breast cancer, n (%) | 0.45 | ||
Invasive | 51 (92.7) | 58 (96.7) | |
Noninvasive | 4 (7.3) | 2 (3.3) | |
Stage of breast cancer, n (%) | 0.13 | ||
Stage I | 19 (34.5) | 21 (35) | |
Stage II | 30 (54.5) | 28 (46.7) | |
Stage III | 6 (11.0) | 11 (8.3) | |
Therapy for breast cancer, n (%) | 0.34 | ||
Operation | 5 (9.1) | 8 (13.3) | |
aAdjuvant therapy | 26 (47.3) | 23 (38.4) | |
Both | 24 (43.6) | 29 (48.3) | |