Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of participants
| Baseline characteristic | No. (%) | t/z/ | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 68) | Experimental (n = 68) | All (n = 136) | |||
| BMI, | 23.69 ± 3.16 | 24.71 ± 3.69 | 24.20 ± 3.46 | − 1.727 | 0.086 |
| Age | − 1.118 | 0.264 | |||
| 18–30 | 2 (2.94) | 1 (1.47) | 3 (2.21) | ||
| 31–40 | 9 (13.24) | 11 (16.18) | 20 (14.71) | ||
| 41–50 | 16 (23.53) | 19 (27.94) | 35 (25.74) | ||
| 51–60 | 22 (32.35) | 26 (38.24) | 48 (35.29) | ||
| > 60 | 19 (27.94) | 11 (16.18) | 30 (22.06) | ||
| Nationality | 2.119 | 0.808 | |||
| Han | 65 (95.59) | 64 (94.12) | 129 (94.85) | ||
| Hui | 1 (1.47) | 1 (1.47) | 2 (1.47) | ||
| Man | 1 (1.47) | 3 (4.41) | 4 (2.94) | ||
| Minority | 1 (1.47) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.74) | ||
| Marital status | 1.501 | 0.855 | |||
| Unmarried | 2 (2.94) | 2 (2.94) | 4 (2.94) | ||
| Married | 63 (92.65) | 65 (95.59) | 128 (94.12) | ||
| Divorced | 2 (2.94) | 1 (1.47) | 3 (2.21) | ||
| Widowed | 1 (1.47) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.74) | ||
| Occupation | 0.040 | 1.000 | |||
| In-service | 21 (30.88) | 20 (29.41) | 41 (30.15) | ||
| Unemployed | 15 (22.06) | 15 (22.06) | 30 (22.06) | ||
| Retired | 32 (47.06) | 33 (48.53) | 65 (47.79) | ||
| Education degree | − 0.713 | 0.476 | |||
| Junior high school | 23 (33.82) | 23 (33.82) | 46 (33.82) | ||
| Senior high school | 24 (35.29) | 17 (25.00) | 41 (30.15) | ||
| Junior college | 11 (16.18) | 15 (22.06) | 26 (19.12) | ||
| Bachelor | 9 (13.24) | 11 (16.18) | 20 (14.71) | ||
| Master's and above | 1 (1.47) | 2 (2.94) | 3 (2.21) | ||
| Payment method | 0.522 | 1.000 | |||
| Self pay | 7 (10.29) | 6 (8.82) | 13 (9.56) | ||
| Medical insurance | 60 (88.24) | 60 (88.24) | 120 (88.24) | ||
| Public-fee | 1 (1.47) | 2 (2.94) | 3 (2.21) | ||
| Place of residence | 0.151 | 0.846 | |||
| Urban | 51 (75.00) | 49 (72.06) | 100 (73.53) | ||
| Rural | 17 (25.00) | 19 (27.94) | 36 (26.47) | ||
| Operation way | 3.498 | 0.194 | |||
| Breast conserving surgery | 16 (23.53) | 9 (13.24) | 25 (18.38) | ||
| Improved radical surgery | 17 (25.00) | 25 (36.76) | 42 (30.88) | ||
| Radical mastectomy | 35 (51.47) | 34 (50.00) | 69 (50.74) | ||
| Pathological stage | − 1.794 | 0.073 | |||
| I | 21 (30.90) | 12 (17.60) | 33 (24.30) | ||
| II | 47 (69.10) | 56 (82.40) | 103 (75.70) | ||
| Chemotherapy regimens | 7.147 | 0.308 | |||
| AC | 14 (20.59) | 9 (13.24) | 23 (16.91) | ||
| TC | 17 (25.00) | 26 (38.24) | 43 (31.62) | ||
| EC | 1 (1.47) | 13 (19.12) | 24 (17.65) | ||
| TCH | 1 (1.47) | 4 (5.88) | 5 (3.68) | ||
| TA | 12 (17.65) | 9 (13.24) | 21 (15.44) | ||
| TH | 7 (10.29) | 3 (4.41) | 10 (7.35) | ||
| TAC | 6 (8.82) | 4 (5.88) | 10 (7.35) | ||
BMI body mass index