Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (S.D.) | 61.7 (7.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (S.D.) | 26.0 (4.0) |
| Breast surgery type, number (%) | |
| BCS | 142 (52.0) |
| Mastectomy | 131 (48.0) |
| Axillary surgery type, number (%) | |
| SLNB | 96 (35.2) |
| ALND | 177 (64.8) |
| Tumor histology type, number (%) | |
| IDC | 176 (64.5) |
| ILC | 57 (20.9) |
| DCIS | 3 (1.0) |
| Other | 37 (13.6) |
| Chemotherapy (yes), number (%) | 192 (70.3) |
| Radiotherapy (yes), number (%) | 198 (72.5) |
| Endocrine therapy (yes), number (%) | 209 (76.6) |
S.D., standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; BCS, breast-conserving surgery; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection; IDC, intraductal carcinoma; ILC, intralobular carcinoma; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ.