Skip to main content

Table 4 Characteristics of BCS Cohort, Overall and by Fracture Status

From: Vertebral fractures among breast cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and health services gaps

Variable

Overall

No Fracture

Fracture

Age years

57.5 ± 4.9

57.1 ± 4.8

60.0 ± 5.2b

BMI kg/m2

24.8 ± 3.7

24.9 ± 3.7

23.8 ± 3.3

Education ≥ High School

156/200 (78)

143/178 (80.3)

13/22 (59.1)a

Menarche years

14.4 ± 2.0

14.5 ± 1.9

14.5 ± 2.1

Menopause years

49.4 ± 4.0

49.4 ± 4.2

49.2 ± 2.2

Parity

 0

2/200 (1)

2/178 (1.1)

0/22 (0)

 1

137/200 (68.5)

126/178 (70.8)

11/22 (50)a

  ≥ 2

61/200 (30.5)

50/178 (28.1)

11/22 (50)a

Smoking, Ever

6/200 (3)

6/178 (3.4)

0/22 (0)

Current Alcohol Use

11/200 (5.5)

11/178 (6.2)

0/22 (0)

Fall in Past Year

31/198 (15.7)

28/176 (15.9)

3/22 (13.6)

Parental Fracture History

20/188 (10.6)

18/167 (10.8)

2/21 (9.5)

Personal Fracture History

21/200 (10.5)

19/178 (10.7)

2/22 (9.1)

Calcium Supplement

96/196 (49)

88/174 (50.6)

8/22 (36.4)

DXA Since Diagnosis

54/200 (27)

44/178 (24.7)

10/22 (45.5)a

Low BMD Since Diagnosis

24/195 (12.3)

22/173 (12.7)

2/22 (9.1)

CTx ng/mL

0.458 ± 0.211

0.457 ± 0.209

0.463 ± 0.227

P1NP ng/mL

61.1 ± 30.4

61.3 ± 30.1

58.9 ± 33.2

25OHD ng/mL

20.3 ± 7.8

20.5 ± 7.6

19.0 ± 9.7

Postmenopausal at Diagnosis

81/189 (42.9)

67/167 (40.1)

14/22 (63.6)a

Duration of Breast Cancer

6.3 ± 1.9

6.4 ± 2.0

6.1 ± 1.6

BrCa Stage at Diagnosis

 I

77/183 (42.1)

69/162 (42.6)

8/21 (38.1)

 II

79/183 (43.2)

69/162 (42.6)

10/21 (47.6)

 III

27/183 (14.8)

24/162 (14.8)

3/21 (14.3)

Hormone Receptor Status

 ER+/PR+

113/186 (60.1)

100/164 (61)

13/22 (59.1)

 ER+/PR-

11/186 (5.9)

10/164 (6.1)

1/22 (4.6)

 ER-/PR+

33/186 (17.6)

30/164 (18.3)

3/22 (13.6)

 ER-/PR-

29/186 (15.4)

24/164 (14.6)

5/22 (22.7)

HER2 Receptor Positive

38/183 (20.8)

35/161 (21.7)

3/22 (13.6)

Surgery

187/187 (100)

165/165 (100)

22/22 (100)

Radiation Therapy

53/182 (29.1)

45/160 (28.1)

8/22 (36.4)

Chemotherapy

153/185 (82.7)

135/163 (82.8)

18/22 (81.8)

Endocrine Therapy

158/189 (84)

141/167 (84.4)

17/22 (77.3)

 SERM

70/188 (37.2)

64/166 (38.6)

6/22 (27.3)

 Aromatase Inhibitor

90/189 (47.6)

82/167 (49.1)

8/22 (36.4)

 GnRH agonist

2/189 (1.1)

2/167 (1.2)

0/22 (0)

 Ovariectomy

16/189 (8.5)

13/167(7.8)

3/22 (13.6)

Recurrence

2/185 (1.1)

2/162 (1.2)

0/22 (0)

  1. Values for continuous variables are reported as mean ± SD and for categorical values as n/N(%)
  2. PK-VF Peking Vertebral Fracture Study, BCS breast cancer survivors, DXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, BMD bone mineral density, CTx serum β-c-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen, P1NP pro-collagen type 1 N propeptide, 25OHD 25-hydroxy vitamin D, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, SERM selective estrogen receptor modulator, GnRH gonadotropin releasing hormone
  3. a < .05
  4. b < .01