Table 1.
Baseline characteristics, and vital status as of December 31, 2009, among a population-based sample of 1,413 breast cancer survivors and 1,411 women without breast cancer frequency matched by age. Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project, 1996-2009.
| Women without Breast Cancer (n=1,411) |
Breast Cancer Survivors (n=1,413) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Deaths from any cause | 242 | 415 |
| Deaths from CVDa | 105 | 133 |
| Deaths from Breast Cancera | 2 | 135 |
| Menopausal status | ||
| Premenopausal, No. (%) | 485 (34) | 466 (33) |
| Postmenopausal, No. (%) | 926 (66) | 947 (67) |
| Ever used hormone replacement therapy |
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| No | 1,073 (76) | 1,033 (73) |
| Yes | 338 (24) | 408 (27) |
| Smoking | ||
| Never | 177 (13) | 161 (11) |
| Passive exposure only | 465 (33) | 464 (33) |
| Ever active smoker only | 132 (9.4) | 133 (9.4) |
| Both active and passive | 637 (45) | 655 (46) |
| Alcohol intake, Lifetime average g/day |
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| Non-drinker | 551 (39) | 550 (39) |
| 0-15 | 672 (48) | 651 (46) |
| 15-30 | 107 (7.6) | 142 (10) |
| >=30 | 81 (5.7) | 70 (4.9) |
| BMIb (kg/m2) in year before reference dateb |
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| <18.5 | 31 (2.2) | 25 (1.8) |
| 18.5-24.9 | 662 (47) | 629 (44) |
| 25.0-29.9 | 415 (29) | 450 (32) |
| ≥30.0 | 303 (22) | 309 (22) |
| Hypertension | ||
| No | 946 (67) | 925 (65) |
| Yes | 465 (33) | 488 (34) |
| Diabetes | ||
| No | 1,313 (93) | 1,285 (91) |
| Yes | 98 (6.9) | 128 (9.1) |
| High Cholesterol | ||
| No | 980 (69) | 988 (70) |
| Yes | 431 (30) | 425 (30) |
| Myocardial Infarction | ||
| No | 1,367 (97) | 1,356 (96) |
| Yes | 44 (3.1) | 57 (4.0) |
| Stroke | ||
| No | 1,387 (98) | 1,372 (97) |
| Yes | 24 (1.7) | 41 (2.9) |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| No | N/A | 561 (58) |
| Yes | N/A | 400 (42) |
| Radiation Therapy | ||
| No | N/A | 375 (39) |
| Yes | N/A | 590 (61) |
| Hormone Therapy | ||
| No | N/A | 369 (39) |
| Yes | N/A | 580 (61) |
| Tumor size | ||
| <2cm | N/A | 781 (76) |
| >=2cm | N/A | 248 (24) |
| Missing | N/A | 479 |
a
CVD: cardiovascular disease. According to primary cause of death field from National Death Index data.
b
BMI: body mass index.