Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
All subjects | Yoga group | Control group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Stage of breast cancer | ||||||
II | 31 | 45 | 17 | 54.83 | 14 | 45.16 |
III | 38 | 55 | 16 | 42.1 | 22 | 57.89 |
Grade of breast cancer | ||||||
I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
II | 8 | 12 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 25 |
III | 60 | 87 | 26 | 43 | 34 | 57 |
Menopausal status | ||||||
Pre | 33 | 48 | 20 | 61 | 13 | 39 |
Post | 33 | 48 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 67 |
Peri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Posthysterectomy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Type of surgery | ||||||
Mastectomy | 52 | 75.4 | 24 | 53.8 | 28 | 46.2 |
Breast conservation | 17 | 24.6 | 9 | 47.1 | 8 | 52.9 |
Stressful life events in the past two years | ||||||
Yes | 19 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 58 |
No | 50 | 72 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 |
Control group: supportive therapy group