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Table 1 Patients’ demographics and clinical characteristics (N = 112)1

From: Clinical and genetic factors associated with self-reported cognitive deficits in women with breast cancer: the “CAGE-Cog” study

 

Frequency (%)

Marital status

Single

15 (13.4%)

Married

94 (83.9%)

Widowed

3 (2.7%)

Presence of metastases2

No

104 (92.9%)

Yes

8 (7.1%)

Type of metastases2

Bone

6 (75%)

Lung

2 (25%)

Type of chemotherapy2

Adjuvant

79 (71.2%)

Neoadjuvant

24 (21.6%)

Palliative

8 (7.2%)

 

Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD)

Median [25–75 Percentiles]3

Age (years)

56.04 ± 11.69

56 [49–65]

Body Mass Index (BMI; Kg/m2)

25.90 ± 4.62

25.65 [23.46–28.14]

Body Surface Area (BSA; m2)

1.75 ± 0.16

1.74 [1.66–1.86]

Number of chemotherapy cycles

4.45 ± 2.35

4 [2–6]

Pain VAS score

1.68 ± 2.49

0 [0–3]

Cognition4

  CogPCI score

56.94 ± 14.29

58.5 [49–67]

  CogPCA score

22.99 ± 5.55

24 [20–26]

  CogOTH score

13.28 ± 3.17

14 [12–16]

  CogQOL score

10.02 ± 4.79

10 [6–14.75]

  Total FACT-Cog score

103.25 ± 23.15

107 [95–119]

Sleep evaluation4

  Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score

10.44 ± 7.19

9 [5–15.75]

  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score

8.91 ± 4.63

9 [5–12]

Psychological factors4

  HADS-A

8.69 ± 5.25

9 [4–13]

  HADS-D

7.27 ± 4.59

7 [3–11]

Fatigue Score4

42.12 ± 32.10

33.33 [11.11–66.67]

  1. 1Some variables did not sum up to 112 due to missing data
  2. 2As reported in the patients’ medical record
  3. 3Median and interquartile range were displayed since the variables distribution was not normal
  4. 4Evaluated at the oncology outpatient unit during the chemotherapy session