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. 2024 Apr 6;193(4):1749–1753. doi: 10.1007/s11845-024-03676-8

Table 1.

Summary of participant characteristics

Socioeconomic and lifestyle demographic characteristics No. of participants % Mean Range
Age 57 53
Sex Male 2 1.1%
Female 183 98.9%
BMI 27.3 25.6
Education level Primary school 8 4.3%
Secondary school 103 56.0%
Third level education—bachelor 46 25.0%
Third level education—master 27 14.7%
Exercise/physical activity More than 4 times a week 73 39.5%
3–4 times a week 68 36.8%
1–2 times a week 33 17.8%
Less than once a week 11 5.9%
Daily fruit and vegetable  > 5 24 13.0%
intake 4–5 73 39.5%
2–3 77 41.6%
1 11 5.9%
None 0 0.0%
Weekly alcohol intake  > 14 units 3 1.6%
10–14 units 13 7.0%
5–9 units 35 18.9%
1–4 units 57 30.8%
None 77 41.6%
Smoking status Current smoker 14 7.6%
Ex-smoker 67 36.2%
Never smoker 104 56.2%
Hormone therapy 128 69.6%
Chemotherapy 130 70.7%
Surgery 149 81.0%
Radiation therapy 143 77.7%