TABLE II.
Demographics and baseline characteristics of the study patients
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 67 |
| Range | 52–79 |
| Body mass index | |
| Median | 27.7 |
| Range | 21.5–54.8 |
| Surgery [n (%)] | |
| Lumpectomy | |
| With sentinel node biopsy | 17 (57) |
| With axillary dissection | 8 (27) |
| Mastectomy | 5 (17) |
| Chemotherapy [n (%)] | 13 (43) |
| Time from completion of surgery or chemotherapy to ai start (weeks) | |
| Median | 20 |
| Range | 5–52 |
| Conditions experienced [n (%)] | |
| Musculoskeletal symptoms | 5 (17) |
| Osteoarthritis (arthrosis) | 19 (63) |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome (mild) | 1 (3) |
| Osteoporosis | 5 (17) |
| Other arthropathy | 4 (13) |
| Conditions experienced per patient (n) | |
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 |