Effect of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome Variables in Breast Cancer Survivors
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants.
Characteristic mean (SD) or %
Exercise ()
Usual care ()
Nonadherers ()
Adherers ()
Age (yr)
56.5 (9.8)
55.1 (7.6)
57.5 (12.8)
55.7 (6.9)
Weight (kg)
82.1 (16.5)
77.2 (20.4)
86.6 (17.0)
78.7 (15.6)
Height (cm)
161.8 (6.2)
163.2 (6.5)
161.3 (5.6)
164.6 (6.7)
BMI (kg/m2)
30.8 (5.9)
29.4 (7.4)
33.1 (4.8)
29.1 (6.1)
Ethnicity (%)
White
83%
90%
90%
85%
African-American
17%
7%
20%
15%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0%
3%
0%
0%
Education (%)
High school graduate
43%
50%
30%
60%
College graduate
57%
50%
70%
40%
Time since diagnosis (y)
3.6 (2.2)
3.3 (2.6)
3.5 (2.3)
3.5 (2.1)
Disease stage (%)
In Situ
11%
10%
13%
10%
Stage I
54%
27%
67%
45%
Stage II
26%
47%
13%
35%
Stage IIIA
9%
17%
7%
10%
Treatment (%)
None
6%
13%
13%
0%
Radiation only
43%
23%
47%
40%
Any chemotherapy
51%
63%
40%
60%
Hormone therapy (%)
None
43%
30%
33%
50%
Tamoxifen
29%
23%
33%
25%
Aromatase inhibitors
29%
47%
33%
25%
Physical activity questionnaire (min per week of moderate to vigorous intensity recreational activity)
13.0 (24.0)
12.0 (20.0)
5.7 (10.2)
19.4 (29.6)
Note. No statistically significant differences between exercise, usual care groups, and exercise adherers versus nonadherers at baseline were observed.
