Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in compliant and non-compliant patients (N = 63) with no significant differences in both groups according to Chi²- and Fishers exact testing

	Non-compliant (N = 21)		Compliant (N = 42)		Total (N = 63)		P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	60.9	7.2	63.7	6.9	62.8	7.1	0.113
Weight (kg)	78.2	18.7	74.3	14.8	75.6	16.2	0.362
Height (cm)	163.0	6.9	162.5	6.1	162.7	6.4	0.750
BMI (kg/m2)	29.3	6.3	28.2	5.6	28.5	5.8	0.453
BMD (g/cm2)
Spine L1–L4	1.05	0.13	1.04	0.16	1.04	0.15	0.780
Total hip	0.97	0.10	0.89	0.12	0.91	0.12	0.013

	N	%	N	%	N	%	P
TNM_T
T1	16	76.2	28	66.7	44	69.8	0.628
T2	5	23.8	13	31.0	18	28.6
T4	0	0.0	1	2.4	1	1.6
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
TNM_N
N0	10	47.6	28	66.7	38	60.3	0.241
N1	9	42.9	9	21.4	18	28.6
N2	2	9.5	3	7.1	5	7.9
N3	0	0.0	2	4.8	2	3.2
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
TNM_M
M0	21	100.0	41	97.6	62	98.4	0.476
M1	0	0.0	1	2.4	1	1.6
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
Receptor status
Positive	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0	–
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
Radiation
No	0	0.0	1	2.4	1	1.6	0.476
Yes	21	100.0	41	97.6	62	98.4
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
Chemotherapy
Other	0	0.0	2	4.8	2	3.2	0.470
Antracyclin	4	19.0	5	11.9	9	14.3
No	17	81.0	35	83.3	52	82.5
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0
Surgery
Breast-conserving	14	66.7	35	83.3	49	77.8	0.134
Mastectomy	7	33.3	7	16.7	14	22.2
Total	21	100.0	42	100.0	63	100.0