Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of postmenopausal breast cancer patients.
| VARIABLE | Control (n = 182) | TAM (n = 198) | LET (n = 151) | ANA (n = 118) | EXE (n = 82) | F/X2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 57.12 (6.53) | 53.35 (6.44) | 58.99 (6.48) | 59.18 (6.81) | 61.07 (8.51) | 95.09 | <0.01 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 8.47 | 0.076 | |||||
| Yes | 0 (0.00%) | 5 (2.53%) | 1 (0.66%) | 1 (0.85%) | 1 (1.22%) | ||
| No | 182 (100.00%) | 193 (97.47%) | 150 (99.34%) | 117 (99.15%) | 81 (98.78%) | ||
| hypertension, n (%) | 9.98 | 0.041 | |||||
| Yes | 7 (3.85%) | 9 (4.55%) | 13 (8.61%) | 14 (11.86%) | 7 (8.54%) | ||
| No | 175 (96.15%) | 189 (95.45%) | 138 (91.39%) | 104 (88.14%) | 75 (91.46%) | ||
| BMI, mean (SD) | 23.15 (3.13) | 23.66 (3.00) | 23.85 (3.15) | 24.68 (3.58) | 23.52 (2.90) | 4.39 | <0.01 |
| Surgery, n (%) | 15.10 | 0.06 | |||||
| Mastectomy | 15 (8.24%) | 3 (1.52%) | 8 (5.30%) | 11 (9.32%) | 8 (9.76%) | ||
| Breast conserving operation | 164 (90.11%) | 193 (97.47%) | 142 (94.04%) | 107 (90.68%) | 73 (89.02%) | ||
| Breast reconstruction | 3 (1.65%) | 2 (1.01%) | 1 (0.66%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (1.22%) | ||
| chemotherapy, n (%) | 113.81 | <0.01 | |||||
| anthracycline-plus-taxane based regimens | 113 (62.09%) | 144 (72.73%) | 90 (59.60%) | 71 (60.17%) | 42 (51.22%) | ||
| Anthracycline based regimens | 2 (0.01%) | 9 (0.05%) | 1 (0.01%) | 0 (0.00%) | 20 (24.39%) | ||
| Taxane based regimens | 67 (36.81%) | 45 (22.73%) | 60 (39.74%) | 47 (39.83%) | 20 (24.39%) | ||
| TNM stage, n (%) | 14.03 | 0.08 | |||||
| Stage I | 54 (29.67%) | 54 (27.27%) | 39 (25.83%) | 37 (31.36%) | 31 (37.80%) | ||
| Stage II | 127 (69.78%) | 136 (68.69%) | 111 (73.51%) | 80 (67.80%) | 50 (60.98%) | ||
| Stage III | 1 (0.55%) | 8 (4.04%) | 1 (0.66%) | 1 (0.85%) | 1 (1.22%) | ||
| Baseline TC level, mean (SD) | 5.22 (0.97) | 5.07 (0.95) | 5.24 (1.03) | 5.28 (1.07) | 5.19 (0.94) | 1.14 | 0.34 |
| Baseline TG level, mean (SD) | 1.82 (1.14) | 1.77 (1.05) | 1.81 (0.79) | 1.87 (0.87) | 1.66 (0.83) | 0.62 | 0.65 |
| Baseline LDL level, mean (SD) | 3.16 (0.85) | 3.00 (0.76) | 3.27 (0.79) | 3.35 (0.79) | 3.12 (0.83) | 4.42 | <0.01 |
| Baseline HDL level, mean (SD) | 1.45 (0.40) | 1.39 (0.42) | 1.39 (0.32) | 1.42 (0.36) | 1.51 (0.46) | 1.96 | 0.10 |