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Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical, hormonal and therapeutic characteristics (n = 84)

From: Temporal influence of endocrine therapy with tamoxifen and chemotherapy on nutritional risk and obesity in breast cancer patients

Characteristics

n (%)

Race

 White

44 (52.4)

 Black

9 (10.7)

 Hispanic

31 (36.9)

Income, R$a

 440–880

14 (16.7)

 881–1.760

31 (36.9)

  > 1.761

39 (46.5)

Education

 Elementary School - Incomplete

36 (42.9)

 Elementary School - Complete

9 (10.7)

 High School - Incomplete

6 (7.1)

 High School - Complete

21 (25.0)

 Graduate degree

12 (14.3)

Menopausal status

 Premenopausal

7 (8.3)

 Postmenopausal

77 (91.7)

Tumoral Subtype

 Ductal

76 (90.5)

 Lobular

4 (4.8)

 Mucinous

3 (3.6)

 Ducto-Lobular

1 (1.2)

Clinical Stage

 I

21 (25.0)

 II

49 (58.3)

 III

14 (16.7)

Tumor grade

 G1

11 (13.1)

 G2

61 (72.6)

 G3

7 (8.3)

 NR

5 (6.0)

Molecular Subtypes

 Luminal A

37 (44.0)

 Luminal B

43 (51.2)

 NR

4 (4.8)

Surgery

 Breast-conserving surgery

44 (52.4)

 Mastectomy

39 (46.5)

 No surgery

1 (1.2)

Chemotherapy

 Adjuvant

49 (58.3)

 Neoadjuvant

25 (29.8)

 No chemotherapy

10 (11.9)

Chemotherapy Regimen

 AC + Docetaxel

36 (42.9)

 FAC

21 (25.0)

 CMF

18 (21.4)

  1. NR not reported, G1 well-differentiated tumor (low grade), G2 moderately differentiated tumor (intermediate grade), G3 poorly differentiated tumor (high grade), AC adriamycin + cyclophosphamide, FAC cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and 5-fluorouracil, CMF cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil
  2. aMinimum wage per month, R$ 880,00