The Influence of Chlorella and Its Hot Water Extract Supplementation on Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Table 1

Demographic data and medical histories.

	Vitamin mix	Chlorella granule	Chlorella extract	𝑃 value^a
	(𝑛=13)	(𝑛=11)
Age	51.2±10.9	50.5±14.0	50.8±8.5	0.985
Marital status
Married	12	9	9	0.504
Others	1	2	3
Occupation status
Having a job	6	3	7	0.322
Having no job	7	8	5
Anticancer treatment
Mastectomy	8	7	6	0.769
Breast-conserving surgery	4	3	4	0.951
Radiotherapy	4	2	5	0.474
Chemotherapy (completed)	7	5	2	0.141
Chemotherapy (undergoing)	3	4	4	0.755
Undergoing hormone therapy	6	4	6	0.796
Months after treatment^b	7.1±5.5	5.2±6.0	7.3±8.0	0.708

aAmong 3 groups. ^bMonths after the end of curative treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy). In case of undergoing chemotherapy, period after the treatment was estimated as 0 months.