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Table 2 Baseline and Demographic Data of IJV group and AxV/SCV group

From: Comparison of comfort and complications of Implantable Venous Access Port (IVAP) with ultrasound guided Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) and Axillary Vein/Subclavian Vein (AxV/SCV) puncture in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled study

 

Overall population

n = 248

IJV group

n = 124

AxV/SCV group

n = 124

P

Age (years)

46.21 ± 9.80

47.38 ± 10.23

45.05 ± 9.24

0.061

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 18

9 (3.6%)

5 (4.0%)

4 (3.2%)

0.080

 18–24

174 (70.2%)

79 (63.7%)

95 (76.6%)

 

 > 24

65 (26.2)

40 (32.3%)

25 (20.2%)

 

Marriage status

 Married

221 (89.1%)

109 (87.9%)

112 (90.3%)

0.651

 Unmarried

16 (6.5%)

8 (6.5%)

8 (6.5%)

 

 Divorced or widowed

11 (4.4%)

7 (5.6%)

4 (3.2%)

 

Tumor side

 Left

128 (51.6%)

59 (47.6%)

69 (55.6%)

0.253

 Right

120 (48.4%)

65 (52.4%)

55 (44.4%)

 

History of Diabetes

 Yes

7 (2.8%)

3 (2.4%)

4 (3.2%)

1.000

 No

241 (97.2%)

121 (97.6%)

120 (96.8%)

 

Chemotherapy

 Adjuvant

207 (83.5%)

105 (%)

102 (%)

0.733

 Neoadjuvant

41 (16.5%)

19 (%)

22 (%)

 

Breast Surgery

 BCS

164 (66.1%)

79 (63.7%)

85 (68.5%)

0.608

 MRM

69 (27.8%)

38 (30.6%)

31 (25.0%)

 

 BRS

15 (6.0%)

7 (5.6%)

8 (6.5%)

 

Lymph Node Surgery

 ALND

108 (43.5%)

56 (45.2%)

52 (41.9%)

0.701

 SLNB

140 (56.5%)

68 (54.8%)

72 (58.1%)

 
  1. 1. Continuous variables were expressed as means and standard deviations (mean ± standard deviation) while categorical variables were summarized by number and percentages: n (%). Differences in means for continuous variables were compared using Student’s t-test and differences in proportions were tested by Chi-Square test
  2. 2.Abbreviation: BMI Body Mass Index, BCS Breast Conserving Surgery, MRM Modified Radical Mastectomy, BRS Breast Reconstruction Surgery, ALND Axillary Lymph Node Dissection, SLNB Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy