Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of breast cancer patients at the radiotherapy center, Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2015.
| Parameters | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Age (years) (median + IQR)∗ | 39 + 14 |
| BSA (m2) (mean ± SD) | 1.6 ± 0.17 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 23.9 ± 4.65 |
| Presence of co-morbidities, n (%) | 40 (16.1%) |
| Cardiovascular co-morbidities, n (%) | 24 (9.6%) |
| Presence of HIV/AIDS, n (%) | 11 (4.4%) |
| Presence of diabetes, n (%) | 3 (1.2%) |
| Baseline laboratory results | |
| WBC (103/mm3) (median + IQR) | 6.60 + 2.6 |
| ANC (103/mm3) (median + IQR) | 3.48 + 1.98 |
| Hgb (gm/dL) (median + IQR) | 13.8 + 1.67 |
| HCT (%) (mean ± SD) | 41.3 ± 3.62 |
| PLT (103/mm3) (median + IQR) | 291 + 108 |
| ALT (U/L) (median + IQR) | 20 + 14 |
| AST (U/L) (median + IQR) | 25 + 12.25 |
| ALP (U/L) (median + IQR) | 241 + 163 |
| SCr (mg/dL) (mean ± SD) | 0.87 ± 0.18 |
| BUN (mg/dL) (median + IQR) | 18 + 12 |
∗ALP, Alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, Blood urea nitrogen; BSA, body surface area; Hgb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; IQR, inter quartile range; PLT, platelet count; SCr, Serum creatinine; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cell count.