Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and clinical parameters of study population
| Controls (n = 40) |
Cancer (n = 92) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52 ± 7 | 54 ± 8 | 0.173 |
| Female (%) | 18 (45) | 48 (52) | 0.570 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 3.1 | 26.7 ± 3.3 | 0.745 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 67 ± 8 | 70 ± 9 | 0.071 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 132 ± 10 | 134 ± 11 | 0.326 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76 ± 7 | 78 ± 8 | 0.173 |
| Diabetes (%) | 4 (10) | 9 (10) | 1.00 |
| Hypertension (%) | 7 (18) | 19 (21) | 0.813 |
| Smoking (%) | 8 (20) | 34 (37) | 0.068 |
| Cancer localization | |||
| Gynecological (%) a | - | 14 (15) | - |
| Breast (%) | - | 15 (16) | - |
| Gastrointestinal (%) b | - | 38 (41) | - |
| Sarcoma (%) | - | 10 (11) | - |
| Lungs (%) | - | 15 (16) | - |
BMI—body mass index, BP—blood pressure, DM—type 2 diabetes mellitus, a—ovary and uterus; b—esophagus, gastric, gallbladder, pancreas, and colon.