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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and treatment (n = 342)

From: Cross-sectional study of self-reported physical activity, eating habits and use of complementary medicine in breast cancer survivors

 

n

 

%

Age; median (range), years

 

61 (29–94)

 

Time since first diagnosis; median (range), years

 

3.1 (0.1 - 35)

 

Postmenopausal

298

 

87

Mood; median (range), VAS (0 = unhappy, 10 = happy)

 

7.2 (0.8 - 10)

 

Future; median (range), VAS (0 = fear, 10 = confidence)

 

7.9 (0.5 - 10)

 

Body mass index; median (range), kg/m2

 

24.5 (17–48)

 

Living together with partner

258

 

75

Living in rural area

245

 

72

Private health insurance

139

 

41

Education

   

         none or basic

107

 

31

         professional degree

163

 

48

         academic/university degree

67

 

20

Working situation

   

         at home

77

 

23

         working

126

 

37

         retired

112

 

33

         other

27

 

8

Nationality at birth

   

         Swiss

265

 

77

         EU

50

 

15

         other

27

 

8

Current treatment

   

no

116

 

34

yes

226

 

66

         endocrine

197

 

87

         chemotherapy

26

 

12

         anti-Her2

13

 

6

Prior treatment

   

         surgery

338

 

99

         endocrine

124

 

36

         chemotherapy

189

 

55

         anti-Her2

30

 

9

         radiotherapy

244

 

71

Concomitant medication for

   

         diabetes

16

 

5

         hypertension

97

 

28

         depression

24

 

7

         other

54

 

16