Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Variable | T1 (N = 152) |
T2 (n = 128) |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variables | ||
| Whitea | 122 (80.3) | 100 (78.1) |
| Educationa | ||
| < College graduate | 74 (48.7) | 64 (50.0) |
| ≥ College graduate | 78 (51.3) | 64 (50.0) |
| Marrieda | 105 (69.1) | 89 (69.5) |
| Ageb | 50.84 (9.39) | 50.74 (9.19) |
| Medical variables | ||
| Cancer stage at diagnosisa | ||
| I | 42 (27.6) | 31 (24.2) |
| II | 66 (43.4) | 57 (44.5) |
| III | 35 (23.0) | 32 (25.0) |
| Type of chemotherapy receiveda | ||
| AC | 35 (23.0) | 31 (24.2) |
| AC + Taxotere | 30(19.7) | 23 (18.0) |
| AC + Taxol | 45 (29.6) | 41 (32.0) |
| Other | 32(21.1) | 25 (19.5) |
| First treatment receiveda | ||
| Lumpectomy | 62 (40.8) | 53 (41.4) |
| Mastectomy | 63 (41.4) | 52 (40.6) |
| Other | 19(12.5) | 16(12.5) |
| Double mastectomy | 7(4.6) | 7(5.5) |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 12(7.9) | 9 (7.0) |
| Medications takena | ||
| Analgesic | 102 (67.1) | 45 (35.2) |
| Antidepressant | 29(19.1) | 21 (16.4) |
| Minor tranquilizers | 36(23.7) | 32 (25.0) |
| Medical comorbiditiesa | ||
| Arthritis | 27(17.8) | 20(15.6) |
| Asthma | 16(10.5) | 14(10.9) |
| Other diseases | 21 (13.8) | 24(18.8) |
| BMIb | 28.19(7.11) | 28.11 (7.08) |
Note.
a
n (%);
b
M(SD);
BMI: Body Mass Index