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. 2023 May 2;31(5):315. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07757-9

Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

Training
ATStandard ATPolarized RTStandard RTUndulating
Type of cancer, n (%)

  Breast cancer

  Prostate cancer

15 (53.6)

13 (46.4)

12 (46.2)

14 (53.8)

16 (61.5)

10 (38.5)

13 (48.1)

14 (51.9)

Age [years], mean ± SD 59 ± 10 60 ± 8 55 ± 11 61 ± 10
BMI [kg/m2], mean ± SD 27.47 ± 5.49 27.38 ± 5.07 26.90 ± 4.65 26.60 ± 4.07
Time since diagnosis [months], mean ± SD 13 ± 7 21 ± 19 27 ± 38 17 ± 15
Time since end of therapy [wk], mean ± SD 23 ± 14 25 ± 12 27 ± 20 28 ± 14
Tumor staging, n (%)

  0

  I

  II

  III

  IV

  Unclear

0 (0)

10 (35.7)

11 (39.3)

6 (21.4)

0 (0)

1 (3.6)

0 (0)

13 (50)

4 (15.4)

7 (26.9)

0 (0)

2 (7.7)

0 (0)

12 (46.2)

6 (23.1)

7 (26.9)

1 (3.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

13 (48.1)

11 (40.7)

2 (7.4)

0 (0)

1 (3.7)

Cancer treatment, n (%)

  Surgery alone

  Radio therapy alone

  Surgery + radio therapy

  Surgery + radio therapy + chemotherapy

  Additional hormone therapy

  Additional antibody therapy

  Unknown

6 (21.4)

1 (3.6)

10 (35.7)

9 (32.1)

15 (53.6)

5 (17.9)

2 (7.2)

2 (7.7)

4 (15.4)

14 (53.8)

4 (15.4)

15 (57.7)

2 (7.7)

2 (7.7)

4 (15.4)

1 (3.8)

9 (34.6)

11 (42.3)

15 (57.7)

5 (19.2)

1 (3.8)

7 (25.9)

4 (14.8)

9 (33.3)

6 (22.2)

13 (48.1)

2 (7.4)

1 (3.7)

No significant between group differences for type of cancer, age, BMI, time since diagnosis and time since end of therapy were found (BMI, body-mass-index)