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Table 1 Baseline characteristic of breast cancer patient population

From: Accelerated coronary calcium burden in breast cancer patients after radiotherapy: a comparison with age and race matched healthy women

Characteristic

Total

Breast cancer

p value

Left-side BC

Right-side BC

Number of patients

94

51 (54.3%)

43 (45.7%)

 

Age at 1st NCCT (years)

53 (45–78)

52 (45–74)

55 (45–78)

0.461

Age at 2nd NCCT (years)

60 (48–80)

60 (48–80)

62 (48–79)

0.371

NCCT interval (years)

6.9 (1.0–12.6)

6.8 (1.1–12.6)

7.3 (1.0–11.7)

0.664

Pathological stage

   

0.292

 0

2 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.7%)

 

 I

13 (13.8%)

9 (17.6%)

4 (9.3%)

 

 II

28 (29.8%)

15 (29.4%)

13 (30.2%)

 

 III

47 (50.0%)

26 (51.0%)

21 (48.8%)

 

 IV

4 (4.3%)

1 (2.0%)

3 (7.0%)

 

Surgery

   

0.952

 BCS

32 (34.0%)

18 (35.3%)

14 (32.6%)

 

 Mastectomy

62 (66.0%)

33 (64.7%)

29 (67.4%)

 

Chemotherapy

   

0.882

 Yes

77 (81.9%)

41 (80.4%)

36 (83.7%)

 

 No

17 (18.1%)

10 (19.6%)

7 (16.3%)

 

Anthracycline or Taxane regimen

0.699

   

 Yes

76 (80.9%)

40 (78.4%)

36 (83.7%)

 

 No

18 (19.1%)

11 (21.6%)

7 (16.3%)

 

Hormone therapy

   

0.623

 Yes

71 (75.5%)

37 (72.5%)

34 (79.1%)

 

 No

23 (24.5%)

14 (27.5%)

9 (20.9%)

 

Targeted therapy (Trastuzumab)

   

0.468

 Yes

5 (5.3%)

4 (7.8%)

1 (2.3%)

 

 No

89 (94.7%)

47 (92.2%)

42 (97.7%)

 

BMI (overweight)

   

0.705

≧ 24

49 (52.1%)

28 (54.9%)

21 (48.8%)

 

  < 24

45 (47.9%)

23 (45.1%)

22 (51.2%)

 

BMI (obese)

   

0.169

≧ 27

25 (26.6%)

17 (33.3%)

8 (18.6%)

 

  < 27

69 (73.4%)

34 (66.7%)

35 (81.4%)

 

Diabetes

   

0.838

 Yes

15 (16.0%)

8 (15.7%)

7 (16.3%)

 

 No

79 (84.0%)

43 (84.3%)

36 (83.7%)

 

Hypertension

   

0.180

 Yes

20 (21.3%)

14 (27.5%)

6 (14.0%)

 

 No

74 (78.7%)

37 (72.5%)

37 (86.0%)

 

Hyperlipidemia

   

0.142

 Yes

13 (13.8%)

10 (19.6%)

3 (7.0%)

 

 No

81 (86.2%)

41 (80.4%)

40 (93.0%)

 
  1. BC breast cancer, NCCT noncontrast computed tomography, BCS breast-conserving surgery, BMI body mass index