Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in study groups (A and B)
| Parameters | Group A | Group B | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| number of patients | 35 | 31 | |
| mean (SD | |||
| age [years] | 51.08 (11.3) | 54 (10.3) | 0.375 |
| height [cm] | 165.12 (6.7) | 162.95 (5.6) | 0.255 |
| body mass [kg] | 67.72 (12.2) | 68.95 (15.9) | 0.770 |
| BMI | 24.88 (4.6) | 25.82 (5.1) | 0.843 |
| Number of patients – N
Percentage of the whole study group (%) | |||
| side of the operated breast | |||
| right | 19 (54.3%) | 16 (45.7%) | |
| left | 16 (51.6%) | 15 (48.3%) | |
| surgical treatment: | |||
| breast-conserving therapy (BCT) | 24 (68.6%) | 11 (31.4%) | |
| total mastectomy | 21 (67.7%) | 10 (32.2%) | |
| clinical advancement degree (T – tumor, N – nodules, M – metastases): |
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| T1N0M0 | 3 (8.6%) | 30 (85.7%) | |
| T1N1M0 | 2 (5.7%) | 2 (6.4%) | |
| T2N1M0 | 24 (77.4%) | 5 (16.1%) | |
p – p values for comparisons between study groups, SD – standard deviation, BMI – body mass index