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. 2014 May 29;26(5):721–730. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.721

Table 2. Socioeconomic, clinical, and therapeutic variables.

Variables N %
Age (years)
Up to 50 41 39.0
51 or more 64 61.0
Marital status
With partner 51 48.6
Without a partner 54 51.4
Level of education
Low level 55 52.4
High level 50 47.6
Occupation
Housewife 63 60.0
Works outside the home 42 40.0
Social Security
Economically active unemployed 80 80.8
Economically active occupied 19 19.2
Family income
Up to 2 minimum wages 57 54.3
Above 2 minimum wages 48 45.7
Social class
Class A 1 1.0
Class B 2 1.9
Class C 13 12.4
Class D 32 30.5
Class E 57 54.3
BMI
Eutrophic 26 27.4
Overweight 43 45.3
Obese 26 27.4
Clinical staging
Early stage (I-IIB) 73 69.5
Advanced stage(III-IV) 32 30.5
Follow-up after surgery
< 2 years 69 65.7
> 2 years 36 34.3
Type of Surgery
Mastectomy 82 78.1
Conservative 23 21.9
Axillary approach
SLN 29 27.6
Axillary dissection 76 72.4
Reconstruction
Yes 5 6.2
No 76 93.8
Seroma
Yes 45 42.9
No 60 57.1
Wound dehiscence and Necrosis
Yes 30 28.8
No 74 71.2

BMI = body mass index, SLN = sentinel lymph node