TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics, and responses of 37 breast cancer survivors, enrolled in a program for physical activity, who answered a survey on their level of activity and perceptions on the subject, on possible COVID-19 symptoms, and on potential exposure to the disease during the pandemic.
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 57 ± 7.4 |
| Ethnicity n (%) | |
| White | 19(51%) |
| Black/brown | 13(35%) |
| Others | 5(14%) |
| Education n (%) | |
| Up to high school | 15(41%) |
| University | 12(32%) |
| Post-graduation | 10(27%) |
| Menopausal n (%) | 22(59%) |
| Obesity status n (%) | |
| Overweight | 22(59%) |
| Weight unchanged | 7(19%) |
| Weight loss | 6(16%) |
| Unknown | 2(5%) |
| Weight gain (Kg), median (range) | 3.75 (1–15) |
| Type of treatment n (%) | |
| Surgery | 32(86%) |
| Chemotherapy | 32(86%) |
| Radiotherapy | 31(84%) |
| Endocrine | 12(32%) |
| Immunotherapy | 2(5%) |
| Type of malignancy n (%) | |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma | 15(41%) |
| In situ ductal carcinoma | 5(14%) |
| Invasive lobular carcinoma | 3(8%) |
| Unknown | 10(27%) |
| Other | 4(11%) |
| Time since treatment completion, months, median (range) | 46 (1–95) |
| Use of tamoxifen n (%) | 15(41%) |
| Under cancer treatment n (%) | 4(11%) |
| Current treatments n (%) Systemic arterial hypertension | 11(30%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5(14%) |
| Symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 n (%) | |
| No symptoms | 16(43%) |
| Headache | 13(35%) |
| Myalgia | 7(19%) |
| Cough | 5(14%) |
| Coryza | 5(14%) |
| Sore throat | 4(11%) |
| Other | 5(14%) |
| Duration of symptoms (days), median (range) | 4 (4–20) |
| Admitted to hospital n (%) | 3(8%) |
| Contact with suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 at home n (%) | 5(14%) |
| Duration of exposure (days), median (range) | 3 (3–10) |
| Contact with suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 outside the home n (%) | 8(22%) |
| Worked outside the home n (%) | 13(35%) |
| Number of times per week worked outside the home, median (range) | 3.5 (1–6) |
| Used public transportation n (%) | 22(59%) |
| Number of times per week used public transportation, median (range) | 2 (0–6) |
| Levels and characteristics of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Prefers outdoor training n (%) | 22(59%) |
| Considers outdoor activities very important n (%) | 25(68%) |
| Reduced physical activity levels during the pandemic n (%) | 33(89%) |
SD, standard deviation.