Table 2.
Anthropometric characteristics of the patients with breast cancer according to their breast volume (small vs. large), BMI (obesity vs. non-obesity), central obesity (WHR < 0.85 vs. WHR ≥ 0.85) and hormonal status (premenopausal vs. postmenopausal).
| Clinical variable | Breast volume | Obesity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric variable | All patients n = 103 (100%) |
Small n = 57 (55.33%) |
Large n = 46 (44.66%) |
p | All patients n = 347 (100%) |
No n = 224 (64.55%) |
Yes n = 123 (35.45%) |
p |
| Weight (kg) | 72.56 ± 15.21 | 63.92 ± 10.54 | 81.35 ± 18.34 | 0.00* | 71.76 ± 9.21 | 63.46 ± 7.67 | 85.50 ± 12.16 | 0.00* |
| Size (cm) | 158.34 ± 4.54 | 157.64 ± 4.99 | 160.48 ± 7.17 | 0.30 | 158.84 ± 6.54 | 159.18 ± 6.48 | 156.17 ± 7.29 | 0.00* |
| Waist (cm) | 94.54 ± 13.65 | 88.22 ± 12.07 | 101.68 ± 15.06 | 0.00* | 92.76 ± 11.45 | 87.17 ± 12.71 | 107.26 ± 10.89 | 0.00* |
| Hip (cm) | 107.56 ± 11.21 | 102.04 ± 9.21 | 113.89 ± 13.26 | 0.00* | 105.87 ± 9.45 | 101.98 ± 7.75 | 118.50 ± 9.10 | 0.00* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.98 ± 5.76 | 25.57 ± 4.67 | 31.43 ± 6.92 | 0.00* | 27.99 ± 2.99 | 24.91 ± 2.88 | 34.88 ± 3.84 | 0.00* |
| Waist/hip ratio (WHR) | 0.87 ± 0.74 | 0.86 ± 0.71 | 0.89 ± 0.79 | 0.03 | 0.86 ± 0.44 | 0.85 ± 0.10 | 0.90 ± 0.80 | 0.00* |
| Clinical variable | Central obesity | Menopausal status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric variable | All patients n = 304 (100%) |
No n = 121 (39.80%) |
Yes n = 183 (60.20%) |
p | All patients n = 347 (100%) |
Premenopausal n = 108 (31.12%) |
Postmenopausal n = 239 (68.88%) |
p |
| Weight (kg) | 71.44 ± 7.20 | 66.61 ± 12.61 | 75.22 ± 14.37 | 0.00* | 71.74 ± 9.20 | 66.89 ± 13. 17 | 73.18 ± 14.22 | 0.00* |
| Size (cm) | 158.06 ± 2.50 | 159.85 ± 7.00 | 157.38 ± 6.76 | 0.02 | 159.01 ± 6.50 | 161.79 ± 6.40 | 156.44 ± 6.44 | 0.00* |
| Waist (cm) | 93.06 ± 13.43 | 83.65 ± 10.39 | 101.79 ± 14.00 | 0.00* | 92.78 ± 11.43 | 86.79 ± 12.53 | 98.14 ± 15.46 | 0.00* |
| Hip (cm) | 107.34 ± 7.55 | 104.83 ± 10.91 | 110.20 ± 11.38 | 0.00* | 105.89 ± 9.65 | 102.81 ± 10.68 | 110 ± 11.07 | 0.00* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.38 ± 3.22 | 25. 99 ± 4.72 | 30.23 ± 5.70 | 0.00* | 28.01 ± 3.02 | 25.38 ± 4.53 | 29.80 ± 7.73 | 0.00* |
| Waist/hip ratio (WHR) | 0.87 ± 0.45 | 0.79 ± 0.04 | 0.92 ± 0.09 | 0.00* | 0.86 ± 0.47 | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.10 | 0.00* |
n = number of cases assessed for each variable. Data expressed as means ± standard deviation.
*p < 0.05.