Table 4. Biomarkers according to chemotherapy status in breast cancer survivors.
Measures, mean (SD) | Chemotherapy (N = 23) | No Chemotherapy (N = 28) | |
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Oxidation and inflammation | |||
DNA oxidation in WBC, mean (SD) | 5.8 (3.4) | 5.4 (3.6) | 0.713 |
RNA oxidation in WBC, mean (SD) | 23.1 (23.9) | 21.2 (17.7) | 0.744 |
Frailty biomarkers | |||
D-dimers, ug/ml | 0.47 (0.29) | 0.74 (1.41) | 0.384 |
IGF-1, ng/ml | 145.9 (42.1) | 137.6 (54.4) | 0.552 |
IGFBP-3, ng/ml | 3.05 (0.87) | 2.87 (0.86) | 0.457 |
IL-6, pg/ml | 2.80 (4.30) | 5.96 (9.20) | 0.136 |
TNF alpha, pg/ml | 3.78 (1.30) | 4.4 (1.80) | 0.195 |
Vitamin D, nM | 42.4 (21.9) | 55.8 (23.6) | 0.041 |
Albumin, mg/ml | 745.0 (663.8) | 856.9 (1034.0) | 0.658 |