Acupuncture for the Treatment of Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Trial

Table 2

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Variable	N (%) or Mean ± SD
Age, years	58.7 ± 7.5
Height, cm	153.9 ± 5.3
Weight, kg	59.9 ± 7.5
Menopausal status
Premenopause	1 (10)
Postmenopause	9 (90)
Comorbidity
Yes	8 (80)
No	2 (20)
Type of surgery
Mastectomy w/ axillary lymph node dissection	6 (60)
Breast conserving surgery w/axillary lymph node dissection	3 (30)
Breast conserving surgery w/sentinel node biopsy	1 (10)
Grade of CIPN
Grade I	4 (40)
Grade II	5 (50)
Grade III	1 (10)
Grade IV	0 (0)

SD, standard deviation; CIPN, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.