Table 3.
Breast volume in breast cancer patients according to their BMI (obese vs. non-obese), to their WHR (< 0.85 vs ≥ 0.85) and to their hormonal status (pre- vs. postmenopausal).
| Clinical variable | Obesity | Central obesity | Hormonal status | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients N = 103 (100%) |
No n = 71 (68.93%) |
Yes n = 32 (31.06%) |
p | All patients n = 103 (100%) |
No n = 36 (34.95%) |
Yes n = 67 (65.04%) |
p | All patients n = 103 (100%) |
Premenopausal n = 35 (34.98%) |
Postmenopausal n = 68 (66.01%) |
p | |
| Breast volume (Archimedes) (cc) | 471.38 ± 239.07 | 868.12 ± 338.65 | 0.00* | 473.14 ± 242.75 | 652.84 ± 344.18 | 0.00* | 511.61 ± 305.32 | 631.23 ± 338.14 | 0.08 | |||
n = number of cases assessed for each variable. Data expressed as means ± standard deviation.
*p < 0.005.