Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample of breast cancer patients (N = 32)
| Mean (SD) or n/% | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, years | 49.6 (10.72) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.5 (6.03) |
| White | 25/78.1% |
| Latina | 5/15.6% |
| Education (% college graduates) | 20/62.5% |
| Married of living with partner | 17/53.1% |
| Employed | 22/68.8% |
| Self-reported functioning | |
| Cognitive | 51.9 (10.92) |
| Physical | 54.0 (6.11) |
| Cancer characteristics | |
| Disease stage | |
| Stage I | 5/15.6% |
| Stage II | 19/59.4% |
| Stage III | 6/18.8% |
| Stage IV | 2/6.3% |
| Receptor type | |
| HER2+ | 9/28.1% |
| ER+ or PR+, HER2- | 12/37.5% |
| Triple-negative (ER–, PR–, HER2–) | 11/34.4% |
| Pathologically positive lymph nodes | 18/58.1% |
| Mastectomy | 9/28.1% |
| Number of chemotherapy infusions | 9.7 (6.02) |
| Chemotherapy duration, weeks | 17.3 (6.26) |