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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 134 female breast cancer survivors in HEAL Study

From: DEXA measures of body fat percentage and acute phase proteins among breast cancer survivors: a Cross-Sectional Analysis

 

Not obese (n = 39)

Obesea(n = 95)

p-value

Characteristics at 24 month post-diagnosis assessment

   

CRP (mg/L), Mean (SD)

1.2 (1.5)

3.4 (3.7)

<.0001

SAA (mg/L), Mean (SD)

4.2 (2.2)

9.3 (17.9)

0.008

Age at assessment, Mean (SD)

53.2 (8.8)

61.4 (10.3)

<.0001

Postmenopausal b - yes, n (%)

18 (52.6)

81 (91.0)

<.0001

Weight (kg) c , Mean (SD)

58.9 (7.2)

74.3 (12.1)

<.0001

BMI (kg/m 2 ), Mean (SD)

21.9 (2.5)

28.4 (4.3)

<.0001

Percentage of body fat, Mean (SD)

29.7 (5.0)

42.6 (4.7)

<.0001

Hip Circumference (cm), Mean (SD)

96.0 (5.5)

110 (9.3)

<.0001

Waist (cm), Mean (SD)

74.2 (7.2)

92.4 (11.2)

<.0001

Weight Change, n (%)

  

0.06

Loss

7 (18.0)

5 (5.3)

 

No Changed

22 (56.4)

66 (69.5)

 

Gain

10 (25.6)

24 (25.3)

 

Physical Activity (MET hrs/week), n (%)

44.7 (45.4)

28.2 (24.9)

0.04

Change in Physical Activity since baseline e (MET-hrs/week)

6.7 (29.5)

-5.3 (31.6)

0.04

History of Arthritis – yes, n (%)

5 (12.8)

50 (52.6)

<.0001

Hypertension f

6 (15.4)

31 (33.0)

0.04

Past and current medication use - yes, n (%)

   

Tamoxifeng

14 (35.9)

41 (43.2)

0.44

NSAID

8 (20.5)

40 (42.1)

0.02

Chemotherapyh

9 (23.1)

19 (20.0)

0.69

  1. a Obese ≥35% Body Fat, not obese < 35% Body Fat.
  2. b I non obese and 6 obese excluded due to unknown menopausal status.
  3. c Weight at follow-up is taken at the second DEXA measurement.
  4. d Weight change within 5% change in body weight since baseline.
  5. e Baseline is approximately 6 months post-diagnosis. Follow-up is approximately 30 months post-diagnosis.
  6. f 1 obese participant answered "Don't know" and was excluded.
  7. g Current use of tamoxifen or over the counter or prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).
  8. h 2 non-obese participants refused to answer and were excluded.