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. 2026 Jan 23;34(2):119. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10361-2

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the sample

BCS (n = 19)1 HG (n = 19)1 p value2 Effect size
Age, years 52.8 ± 5.9 60.3 ± 6.6  < 0.001 1.184
HR, bpm 78.7 ± 10.1 75.5 ± 14.2 0.432 0.258
SpO2, % 98 (97, 98) 98 (96.5, 98) 0.736 0.156
BMI, kg/m2 22.9 ± 2.6 23.7 ± 2.8 0.280 0.319
Working 17 (89.47%) 11 (57.89%) 0.061 0.299
Children 0.045 0.323
   No 7 (36.84%) 1 (5.26%)
   Yes 12 (63.16%) 18 (94.74%)

1Mean ± SD;

2Two Sample t-test; Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test with simulated p-value (2000 replicates)

Abbreviations: BCS, breast cancer survivors; HG, healthy group; HR, heart rate; bpm, beats per minute SpO2: oxygen saturation; BMI, body mass index. BCS, breast cancer survivors; HG, healthy group