Research Article

Signs of Central Hypersensitivity, Stress, and Anxiety following Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of participants ().

PO group ()Control group ()

Dominance (R/L)19/117/3
Affected side (R/L)8/12
Time since surgery (months) (6.09; 38.31)
Type of breast surgery (CS/M)11/9
Type of axillary approach (L/SLN)10/9
Age (years) (45.3; 53.1) (43.1; 50.7)
Weight (kg) (64.1; 71.8) (61.9; 72.2)
Height (cm) (154.7; 159.1) (155.1; 160.6)
Body mass index (kg/m2) (26.1; 28.9) (25.2; 28.4)

PO: postoperated breast cancer surgery group; CG: control group; R: right; L: left; CS: conserving surgery; M: mastectomy; L: lymphadenectomy; SND: sentinel lymph node biopsy. Values are expressed as (lower and upper limit of 95% confidence interval) and frequency, when comparing groups by Student’s -test.