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. 2018 Sep 4;13(9):e0202923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202923

Table 1. Characteristics of the Reach for Health cohort of overweight postmenopausal breast cancer survivors (N = 333).

Variables (Nodes)
Demographics & Lifestyle Age (years) Mean (SD) 63 (6.9)
Education (% with college or higher degree) 51%
Smoke (% who ever smoked) 45%
Alcohol (drinks/month) Median 4
Clinical Factors Tumor Stage % 48% Stage1
35% Stage2
17% Stage3
Years from cancer diagnosis to study entry (years) Mean (SD) 2.7 (2.0)
Estrogen Receptor (% Positive) 85.0%
Progesterone Receptor (% Positive) 71.8%
Cancer Treatment Treatment type (%) 53.2% chemotherapy
72.1% radiation
76.9% endocrine
13.8% immunotherapy
Coping Monitor-blunter (MB) Mean (SD) 4.2 (3.5)
Neighborhood NEWS scale Mean (SD) 3.1 (1.7)
Health Insomnia % 28.8% Yes
Depression % 40.8% Yes
Arthritis % 56.4% Yes
QOLp (SF-36) Mean (SD) 66.2 (18.7)
QOLm (SF-36) Mean (SD) 73.6 (18.4)
Insulin+ (pg/mL) Median (25th, 75th)-%ile 463.8 (335.6, 667.0) pg/mL
CRP (mg/l) Median (25th, 75th)-%ile 3.1 (1.5, 6.5) mg/l
Health Behaviors Total Physical Activity (PA)
(counts/min/day) Mean (SD)
273.1(108.6)
MVPA++ min/day Mean (SD) 17.5 (17.3) min/day
Sedentary time min/d Mean (SD) 471(111) min/day
BMI (kg/m2) Mean (SD) 31.1(4.9) kg/m2
Sleep Disturbance Score (Sleep1) Mean (SD) 50.5 (8.8)
Sleep Impairment Score (Sleep2) Mean (SD) 46.9 (9.0)

+ To convert insulin pg/mL to pmol/L multiply by 0.172

++Weartime adjusted