Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of included breast cancer patients (n = 120)
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) 54.7 (9.3) | ||
 Marital status | ||
  Married | 91 | 79.1 |
  Single | 13 | 11.3 |
  Divorced | 7 | 6.1 |
  Widow | 4 | 3.5 |
  Missing | 5 |  |
 Education level | ||
  Below Primary school | 12 | 10.4 |
  Primary school | 44 | 37.9 |
  High school | 47 | 40.5 |
  University degree and above | 13 | 11.2 |
  Missing | 4 |  |
  Employment (Yes) | 27 | 22.5 |
 Nationality | ||
  Lebanese | 93 | 77.5 |
  Syrian | 18 | 15.0 |
  Palestinian | 9 | 7.5 |
 BMI in kg/m2, mean (SD) 28.1 (3.5) | ||
  Time since diagnosis in days, median (range) 34.0 (21—62) | ||
  Menopause (Yes) | 71 | 59.2 |
  Comorbidities (Yes) | 57 | 47.5 |
  Family history of BC (Yes) | 32 | 26.6 |
 Stage | ||
  I | 52 | 43.3 |
  II | 68 | 56.7 |
 Tumor size | ||
  T1 | 42 | 37.2 |
  T2 | 71 | 62.8 |
  Missing | 7 |  |
 Lymph node status | ||
  N0 | 45 | 39.8 |
  N1 | 68 | 60.2 |
  Missing | 7 |  |