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. 2017 Apr 18;6(5):1108–1122. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1052

Table 1.

Baseline demographic data and clinical characteristics

Characteristic MBSR group (n = 62) Active controls (n = 52) Non‐MBSR (n = 52) Total (n = 166)
N % N % N % N %
Marital status
Married/cohabitation 46 74.2 35 67.3 42 80.8 123 74.1
Widowed 3 4.8 3 5.8 4 7.7 10 6.0
Divorced 6 9.7 8 15.4 1 1.9 15 9.0
Single 5 8.1 4 7.7 4 7.7 13 7.8
Partner without l.t.a 2 3.2 2 3.8 1 1.9 5 3.0
Living with
Partner 44 71.0 35 67.3 41 78.8 120 72.3
Other 1 1.6 0 0 1 1.9 2 1.2
Children 7 11.3 2 3.8 2 3.8 11 6.6
Living alone 10 16.1 15 28.8 8 15.4 33 19.9
Education
Primary school 5 8.1 1 1.9 1 1.9 7 4.2
Secondary school 14 22.6 10 19.2 11 21.2 35 21.1
Add education–lowerb 6 9.7 6 11.5 10 19.2 22 13.3
Add education– higherc 7 11.3 11 21.2 5 9.6 23 13.9
University 30 48.4 24 46.2 25 48.1 79 47.6
Children
Yes 57 91.9 49 94.2 45 86.5 151 91.0
No 5 8.1 3 5.8 7 13.5 15 9.0
Employment status
Working 38 63.3 38 74.5 35 68.6 111 68.5
Unemployed 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.6
Disability pensioner 2 3.3 3 5.9 1 2.0 6 3.7
Retired 18 30.0 10 19.6 15 29.4 43 26.5
Other 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.6
Surgery
Mastectomy 30 48.4 26 50.0 21 40.4 77 46.4
Lumpectomy 33* 53.2 26 50.0 30 57.7 89 53.6
Other 0 0 0 0 1 1.9 1 0.6
Tumor size
<2 cm 28 45.9 25 49.0 32 64.0 85 52.5
2–5 cm 25 41.0 22 43.1 8 16.0 55 34.0
>5 cm 8 13.1 4 7.8 10 20.0 22 13.6
Type of cancer
Ductal 43 69.4 37 71.2 40 76.9 120 72.3
Lobular 13 21.0 9 17.3 6 11.5 28 16.9
Other 6 9.7 6 11.5 6 11.5 18 10.8
Receptor
ER+/PgR+ 40 69.0 34 72.3 39 78.0 113 72.9
ER+/PgR‐ 8 13.8 6 12.8 4 8.0 17 11.6
ER‐/PgR+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 0.6
ER‐/PgR‐ 10 17.2 7 14.9 6 12.0 24 14.8
BRE (mean) 6.6 6.5 6.6
Treatment postop
Chemotherapy (CT) 2 3.2 3 5.8 3 5.8
Radiotherapy (RT) 3 4.8 5 9.6 4 7.7
Hormonal therapy (HT) 12 19.4 14 26.9 6 11.5
CT+RT 11 17.8 6 11.5 7 13.5
CT+ HT 4 6.5 0 0 1 1.9
RT+ HT 16 25.8 13 25.0 16 30.8
CT+RT+HT 13 20.9 10 19.2 14 26.9
No treatment 1 1.6 1 1.9 1 1.9

ER, estrogen receptor; PgR, progesterone receptor.

a

Partner, not living together with.

b

Lower additional education.

c

Higher additional education.