Table 1 Characteristics and lifestyle habits of breast cancer survivors and cancer-free women; the Seintinelles Study
Characteristics | Breast cancer survivors (n = 722) | Cancer-free women (n = 1359) | p-Value | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Min – Max [Median] | Min – Max [Median] | Student t-test | ||
Age (years) | 52.4 (10.1) | 42.8 (11.9) | < .0001 | |
26–75 [53] | 26–75 [41] | |||
N (%) | N (%) | Chi2 | ||
26 – 39 years | 85 (11.77) | 643 (47.31) | < .0001 | |
40 – 52 years | 259 (35.87) | 391 (28.77) | ||
53 – 75 years | 378 (52.35) | 325 (23.91) | ||
Living alone | Yes | 170 (23.55) | 283 (20.82) | 0.1521 |
Noa | 552 (76.45) | 1076 (79.18) | ||
Dependentsb | Yes | 342 (47.37) | 710 (52.24) | 0.0342 |
No | 380 (52.63) | 649 (47.76) | ||
Financial level | Comfortable or very comfortable | 358 (49.59) | 717 (52.76) | 0.1677 |
Neither comfortable nor in difficulty or lowerc | 364 (50.42) | 642 (47.24) | ||
Education level (years of study) | High school (≤ 12) | 155 (21.47) | 159 (11.70) | < .0001 |
Undergraduate to post-graduate degree (13–17)d | 567 (78.53) | 1200 (88.30) | ||
Currently employed | Yes | 489 (67.73) | 1088 (80.06) | < .0001 |
No | 233 (32.27) | 271 (19.94) | ||
Habitat environment | Rural | 239 (33.10) | 401 (29.51) | 0.0907 |
Urban | 483 (66.90) | 958 (70.49) | ||
Anthropometry | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | Normal (< 25) | 492 (68.14) | 947 (69.68) | 0.4692 |
Overweight or obese (≥ 25) | 230 (31.86) | 412 (30.32) | ||
Lifestyle habits | ||||
Current smoker | Yes | 62 (8.59) | 130 (9.57) | 0.4628 |
No | 660 (91.41) | 1229 (90.43) | ||
Current alcohol consumption | Yes | 525 (72.71) | 1042 (76.67) | 0.0462 |
No | 197 (27.29) | 317 (23.33) | ||
Increase in physical activity level in the last 10 years | Yes | 354 (49.03) | 472 (34.73) | < .0001 |
No | 368 (50.97) | 887 (65.27) | ||
Fatalistic perception of cancere | Yes | 243 (33.66) | 306 (22.52) | < .0001 |
No | 479 (66.34) | 1053 (77.48) | ||
Health-related characteristics | ||||
Current health status | Good or very good | 413 (57.20) | 1099 (80.87) | < .0001 |
Good enough or lowerf | 309 (42.80) | 260 (19.13) | ||
Number of consultations with a general practitioner in the last 12 monthsg | ≤ 2 | 422 (58.45) | 810 (59.60) | 0.6102 |
> 2 | 300 (41.55) | 549 (40.40) | ||
Current sleep problemsh | Yes | 186 (25.76) | 310 (22.81) | 0.1326 |
No | 536 (74.24) | 1049 (77.19) | ||
Diseases diagnosed in the last 10 years | ||||
Presence of comorbiditiesi | Yes | 158 (21.88) | 149 (10.96) | < .0001 |
No | 564 (78.12) | 1210 (89.04) | ||
Neurological problemsj | Yes | 220 (30.47) | 367 (27.01) | 0.0945 |
No | 502 (69.53) | 992 (72.99) | ||
Cancer-related characteristics | ||||
Treatments received | ||||
Mastectomy | Yes | 269 (37.26) | ||
No | 453 (62.74) | |||
Radiation therapyk | Yes | 655 (90.72) | ||
No | 67 (9.28) | |||
Drugsl | Yes | 514 (71.19) | ||
No | 208 (28.81) | |||
Current cancer therapy | Yes | 241 (33.38) | ||
No | 481 (66.62) | |||
Time since diagnosis (years) | 1–3 years | 259 (35.87) | ||
4–6 years | 255 (35.32) | |||
7–10 years | 208 (28.81) | |||
Persistent sequelae due to cancer and its treatments | Yes | 531 (73.55) | ||
No | 191 (26.45) | |||