Table 1.
Demographic, medical and behavioural characteristics of the participants in a study conducted among breast cancer survivors in Western Australia, 2013
| Participants (n=256) | |
|---|---|
| % | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 60.1 years (10.7) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Did not complete high school | 16.4 |
| Completed high school | 22.3 |
| Trade/technical qualification | 34.0 |
| University degree | 27.3 |
| Current working status | |
| Not working | 48.0 |
| Part-time work | 28.5 |
| Full-tine work | 23.4 |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Group 1 (Lowest socioeconomic status) | 19.9 |
| Group 2 | 27.0 |
| Group 3 | 28.1 |
| Group 4 (Highest socioeconomic status) | 25.0 |
| Time between diagnosis & study participation (mean, SD) | 2.9 years (0.4) |
| Stage of breast cancer at diagnosis | |
| I | 45.7 |
| II | 30.5 |
| III | 6.6 |
| IV | 5.9 |
| Unknown | 11.3 |
| Breast cancer treatment | |
| Surgery only | 19.9 |
| Chemotherapy, no radiotherapy | 14.1 |
| Radiotherapy, no chemotherapy | 30.5 |
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 35.6 |
| Currently receiving hormone therapy | |
| No | 28.5 |
| Yes | 71.5 |
| Comorbidity | |
| None | 54.7 |
| Only high blood pressure &/or high cholesterol | 30.5 |
| Angina, heart attack, stroke &/or diabetes | 14.8 |
| Smoking status at diagnosis | |
| Never | 56.2 |
| Former | 38.7 |
| Current | 5.1 |
| Waist circumference (mean, SD) | 92.2 cm (11.6) |
| Waist circumference category (based on WHO cutpoints) | |
| <80cm | 14.1 |
| 80–87.9cm (increased risk of metabolic complications) | 24.2 |
| >88cm (substantially increased risk of metabolic complications) | 61.7 |
| Body mass index (mean, SD)a | 26.7 (5.0) |
| Body mass index category (based on WHO cutpoints) | |
| <24.9 kg/m2 (Normal weight) | 42.4 |
| 25–29.9 kg/m2 (Overweight) | 34.0 |
| >30 kg/m2 (Obese) | 23.5 |
| Sleep (daily mean, SD) | 7.0 hours (1.3) |
| Accelerometer wear time (daily mean, SD) | 14.5 hours (1.1) |
| Prolonged sedentary time (daily mean, SD) | 3.1 hours (1.5) |
| Non-prolonged sedentary time (daily mean, SD) | 5.1 hours (1.0) |
| Light-intensity physical activity (daily mean, SD) | 5.8 hours (1.3) |
| Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (daily mean, SD) | 0.5 hours (0.4) |
| Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (daily median, IQR) | 0.4 hours (0.2, 0.7) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; WHO, World Health Organization
a
n=238 (18 participants were missing height and/or weight data)