Table 1. Baseline demographic and health-related behavior characteristics of breast cancer patients by lipid-lowering drug use at recruitment.
| Characteristics | stage I–IV (n = 3189) | stage I–III (n = 3024) | |||
| lipid-loweringdrug use | no lipid-loweringdrug use | lipid-loweringdrug use | no lipid-loweringdrug use | ||
| Patients, n (%) | 305 (9.6) | 2884 (90.4) | 287 (9.5) | 2737 (90.5) | |
| Study region | Hamburg | 166 (9.4) | 1610 (90.7) | 156 (9.3) | 1517 (90.7) |
| Rhein-Neckar-Karlsruhe | 139 (9.8) | 1274 (90.2) | 131 (9.7) | 1220 (90.3) | |
| Age at diagnosis, years | 50–54 | 17 (5.6) | 431 (14.9) | 16 (5.6) | 416 (15.2) |
| 55–59 | 33 (10.8) | 654 (22.7) | 30 (10.5) | 614 (22.4) | |
| 60–64 | 85 (27.9) | 839 (29.1) | 81 (28.2) | 805 (29.4) | |
| 65–69 | 113 (37.1) | 670 (23.2) | 107 (37.3) | 631 (23.1) | |
| > = 70 | 57 (18.7) | 290 (10.1) | 53 (18.5) | 271 (9.9) | |
| menopausal status | peri | 10 (3.3) | 269 (9.3) | 10 (3.5) | 259 (9.5) |
| post | 295 (96.7) | 2615 (90.7) | 277 (96.5) | 2478 (90.5) | |
| Menopausal hormonetreatment at recruitment | No | 186 (61.0) | 1506 (52.2) | 173 (60.3) | 1416 (51.7) |
| Yes | 116 (38.0) | 1357 (47.1) | 112 (39.0) | 1302 (47.6) | |
| Missing | 3 (1.0) | 21 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | |
| BMI | 18.5–<25 kg/m2 | 217 (71.2) | 2133 (74.0) | 208 (72.5) | 2040 (74.5) |
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 7 (2.3) | 84 (2.9) | 7 (2.4) | 83 (3.0) | |
| 25–<30 kg/m2 | 72 (23.6) | 574 (19.9) | 65 (22.7) | 531 (19.40) | |
| > = 30 kg/m2 | 9 (3.0) | 93 (3.2) | 7 (2.4) | 83 (3.03) | |
| Smoking status | Never | 168 (55.1) | 1506 (52.2) | 157 (54.7) | 1427 (52.1) |
| Former | 85 (27.9) | 793 (27.5) | 82 (28.6) | 765 (28.0) | |
| Current | 52 (17.1) | 585 (20.3) | 48 (16.7) | 545 (19.9) | |
| Alcohol consumption | No alcohol consumption | 50 (16.4) | 406 (14.1) | 48 (16.7) | 373 (13.6) |
| <19 g/day | 220 (72.1) | 2082 (72.2) | 206 (71.8) | 1985 (72.5) | |
| > = 19 g/day | 34 (11.2) | 392 (13.6) | 32 (11.2) | 375 (13.7) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | No | 235 (77.1) | 2671 (92.6) | 225 (78.4) | 2534 (92.6) |
| Yes | 69 (22.6) | 208 (7.2) | 61 (21.3) | 200 (7.3) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | No | 78 (25.6) | 1512 (52.4) | 76 (26.5) | 1450 (53.0) |
| Yes | 227 (74.4) | 1372 (47.6) | 211 (73.5) | 1287 (47.0) | |
| Occupation | Low | 131 (43.0) | 1022 (35.4) | 122 (42.5) | 964 (35.2) |
| Medium | 122 (40.0) | 1121 (38.9) | 116 (40.4) | 1056 (38.6) | |
| High | 50 (16.4) | 729 (25.3) | 47 (16.4) | 706 (25.8) | |
| Missing | 2 (0.7) | 12 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) | |
| Education | Low | 213 (69.8) | 1644 (57.0) | 201 (70.0) | 1549 (56.6) |
| Medium | 59 (19.3) | 806 (28.0) | 53 (18.5) | 771 (28.2) | |
| High | 33 (10.8) | 433 (15.0) | 33 (11.5) | 416 (15.2) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | |
| Leisure time physical activitysince age 50 | <28 METh/week | 79 (25.9) | 779 (27.0) | 73 (25.4) | 737 (26.9) |
| > = 28 METh/week | 217 (71.2) | 2070 (71.8) | 205 (71.4) | 1968 (71.9) | |
| Missing | 9 (3.0) | 35 (1.2) | 9 (3.1) | 32 (1.2) | |