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Table 1 Study Population Characteristics at Diagnosis of Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer (N = 13,434 women diagnosed at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 2005–2015)1

From: Metabolic abnormalities and survival among patients with non-metastatic breast cancer

Age at diagnosis (years)

62.34 (11.81)

Race/ethnicity

 White

8,949 (67%)

 Black

981 (7.3%)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

2,363 (18%)

 Hispanic/Latino

999 (7.4%)

 Other

131 (1.0%)

 Missing

11 (< 0.1%)

Body Mass Index Category

 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

136 (1%)

 Normal (18.5—< 25 kg/m2)

3,592 (26.7%)

 Overweight (25—< 30 kg/m2)

4,247 (32%)

 Class 1 Obesity (30—< 35 kg/m2)

2,689 (20%)

 Class 2/3 Obesity (≥ 35 kg/m2)

2,193 (16%)

 Missing

577 (4.3%)

Diabetes

2,438 (18%)

Overall mortality

2,876 (21%)

Breast cancer mortality

1,080 (8.0%)

ER positive

11,164 (83%)

PR positive

8,686 (65%)

HER2 positive

1,339 (10.0%)

Stage at diagnosis

 1

7,786 (58%)

 2

4,420 (33%)

 3

1,228 (9.1%)

Surgery

13,142 (98%)

Radiation

4,789 (36%)

Chemotherapy

5,362 (40%)

Medications

 Anti-hypertensives

7,681 (57%)

 Statins

5,299 (39%)

 Other dyslipidemia medication

514 (3.8%)

Glucose

 Normal (60—99 mg/dL)

7,828 (58%)

 Low (< 60 mg/dL)

6 (< 0.1%)

 High (> 99 mg/dL)

5,600 (42%)

High Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol

 Normal (> 45 mg/dL)

10,663 (79%)

 Low (≤ 45 mg/dL)

2,771 (21%)

Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol

 Normal (< 129 mg/dL)

9,251 (69%)

 High (≥ 129 mg/dL)

4,183 (31%)

Triglycerides

 Normal (< 199 mg/dL)

11,494 (86%)

 High (≥ 199 mg/dL)

1,940 (14%)

  1. 1Mean (SD); n (%)