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. 2010 Nov 25;10:648. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-648

Table 1.

Main characteristics of the population study

Characteristics, n = 111 stable weight
(n = 77)
changing weight
(n = 34)
P

Median age (years (range)) 54 (32 - 74) 53 (37 - 70) 54 (32 - 74) 0,49

n (%)

Median BMI 24.4 (17.1 - 40.5) 24.6 (17.1 - 40.5) 24.4 (16.6 - 40.5) 0,14
 underweight 9 (8) 7 (9) 2 (6)
 normal 56 (50) 36 (47) 20 (59)
 overweight 31 (28) 21 (27) 10 (29)
 obese 15 (14) 13 (17) 2 (6)

Menopausal status 0,78
 Premenopausal 50 (45) 34 (44) 16 (47)
 Menopausal 61 (55) 43 (56) 18 (53)

Oestrogene receptors 0,61
 Positive 47 (42) 32 (42) 15 (44)
 Negative 48 (44) 35 (45) 13 (38)

Progesteron receptors 0,73
 Positive 39 (35) 29 (38) 10 (29)
 Negative 52 (47) 37 (48) 15 (44)

Tumor stage 0,99
 T1 21 (19) 15 (19) 6 (18)
 T2 49 (44) 34 (44) 15 (44)
 T3 17 (15) 12 (16) 5 (18)
 T4 24 (22) 16 (21) 8 (24)

Clinical node involvement 0,34
 N0 55 (50) 34 (44) 21 (62)
 N1 49 (44) 37 (48) 12 (35)
 N2 6 (5) 5 (6) 1 (3)
 N3 1 (1) 1 (1)

SBR grade 0,17
 I 9 (8) 8 (10) 1 (3)
 II 61 (55) 40 (52) 21 (62)
 III 22 (20) 8 (10) 4 (12)