Table 1.

Selected baseline characteristics of women with breast cancer (n = 52) and those in the comparison group (n = 88)

Characteristics	Women with breast cancer (n = 52)		Comparison group (n = 88)		p-value*
	n	%	n	%
Age (years)					0.9
<60	25	48.1	43	48.9
≥60	27	51.9	45	51.1
Body mass index, kg/m2					0.037
<25.0	16	30.8	45	51.1
25.0 to 29.9	20	38.5	19	21.6
≥30.0	16	30.8	24	27.6
Race					0.3
White	44	84.6	80	90.9
Non-white	8	15.4	8	9.1
Smoking status					0.046
Never	21	40.4	50	56.8
Ever	30	57.7	35	39.8
Self-rated health					<0.001
Excellent/Very Good	27	51.9	72	81.8
Good	17	32.7	15	17.0
Fair/ Poor	7	13.5	1	1.1
Prior chemotherapy treatment
Yes	22	42.3	NA	NA	NA
No	30	57.7
Prior radiation treatment
Yes	37	71.2	NA	NA	NA
No	15	28.8
Any pain					0.4
Yes	27	51.9	39	44.3
No	25	48.1	49	55.7
Joint pain					0.9
Yes	22	42.3	36	40.9
No	30	57.7	52	59.1
Muscle pain					0.4
Yes	15	28.8	20	22.7
No	37	71.2	68	77.3
Bone pain					0.4
Yes	7	13.5	7	8.0
No	45	86.5	81	92.0

Percentages for some characteristics may not add up to 100% due to missing data

^*computed using χ² and Fisher’s exact tests