Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the breast cancer study participants.
| Characteristics | Study group | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=66) | Control (n=67) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.6427 | ||
| <40 | 2 (3.0%) | 5 (7.5%) | |
| 40–49 | 25 (37.9%) | 27 (40.3%) | |
| 50–60 | 30 (45.5%) | 28 (41.8%) | |
| >60 | 9 (13.6%) | 7 (10.4%) | |
| Body weight (kg) | 51.2±11.4 | 52.9±12.5 | 0.4937 |
| BMI | 24.1±4.4 | 22.4±5.1 | 0.2716 |
| Marital status | 0.2077 | ||
| Married | 49 (74.2%) | 56 (83.6%) | |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 17 (25.8%) | 11 (16.4%) | |
| No. of children | 0.2187 | ||
| ≤2 | 54 (81.8%) | 48 (71.6%) | |
| >2 | 12 (18.2%) | 19 (28.4%) | |
| Employment status | 0.4799 | ||
| No | 38 (57.6%) | 43 (64.2%) | |
| Yes | 28 (42.4%) | 24 (35.8%) | |
| Education level | 0.5657 | ||
| High school and below | 46 (69.7%) | 50 (74.6%) | |
| College and above | 20 (30.3%) | 17 (25.4%) | |
| Surgery type | 0.3755 | ||
| Mastectomy | 23 (34.8%) | 29 (43.3%) | |
| Lumpectomy | 43 (65.2%) | 38 (56.7%) | |
| Days since surgery | 62.3±30.4 | 58.4±34.6 | 0.1937 |
| Days since first chemotherapy | 16.7±12.8 | 19.2±14.2 | 0.3273 |
| Time of having breast cancer | 0.4889 | ||
| ≤1year | 29 (43.9%) | 34 (50.7%) | |
| >1 year | 37 (56.1%) | 33 (49.3%) | |
| Breast cancer stages | 0.7275 | ||
| I | 9 (13.6%) | 7 (10.4%) | |
| II | 30 (45.5%) | 32 (47.8%) | |
| III | 18 (27.3%) | 15 (22.4%) | |
| IV | 9 (13.6%) | 13 (19.4%) | |
Values were expressed as n (percentage, %) or mean ± SD. P values for each group were derived from either unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney test as appropriate. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for assessing distribution of observations or phenomena between different groups. BMI, body mass index.