Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the patients by means, SD and range, n = 49

Characteristics presurgery	Mean	SD	Range
Age at diagnosis, years	54.2	7.8	38–69
Education, years*	16.2	3.4	8–24
Postmenopausal, no (%)	32 (65)
Smoking, no (%)	9 (18)
Height, cm	168.1	5.9	155–181
Weight, kg	70.4	11.7	48.5–97.1
BMI, kg/m2	24.8	3.4	20.2–33.2
Waist circumference, cm	86.8	11.1	69.0–112.5
Waist/hip ratio	0.86	0.06	0.75–1.00
Treatment (around 6–12 months)
Radiotherapy, no (%)	38 (78)
Chemotherapy, no (%)	30 (61)
Endocrine therapy, no (%)	31 (63)

SD Standard deviation

*n = 48