Effectiveness of a Global Multidisciplinary Supportive and Educational Intervention in Thermal Resort on Anthropometric and Biological Parameters, and the Disease-Free Survival after Breast Cancer Treatment Completion (PACThe)

Table 1

Study population characterization.

Parameter		SPA group (n = 57)	CTR group (n = 56)	value
		Size or mean ± SD (%) or [mini-max]	Size or mean ± SD (%) or [mini-max]
Patients’ age at allocation		52.0 ± 7.2	51.9 ± 10.6	0.97
		[36–66]	[29–71]
Menopausal status		Yes = 33 (58%)	Yes = 35 (63%)	0.62
BMI—body mass index (kg/m^2)		25.4 ± 4.6	25.5 ± 4.4	0.92
		[18.4–35.9]	[18.0–38.7]
	≤25 kg/m^2	30 (53%)	27 (48%)	0.37
BMI—class	25–30 kg/m^2	16 (28%)	22 (39%)
	>30 kg/m^2	11 (19%)	7 (13%)
SF36—global score/100		55 9 ± 15.2	56.8 ± 14.0	0.30
		[19.0–93.0]	[29.0–95.0]
Surgery for breast cancer		Yes = 57 (100%)	Yes = 55 (98%)	0.50
Radiotherapy		Yes = 54 (95%)	Yes = 54 (96%)	0.98
Hormonotherapy		Yes = 43 (75%)	Yes = 43 (77%)	0.87
Herceptin		Yes = 5 (9%)	Yes = 7 (13%)	0.56
Chemotherapies: number of cycles		6.3 ± 1.1	6.0 ± 0.8	0.29
		[5–15]	[3–9]

The main covariates of the studied population at allocation are presented with mean ± standard deviation (SD) for Gaussian quantitative variables. Outcomes are shown with 95% confidence intervals. Categorical variables were described using counts by class and frequencies (%). Comparison of outcomes was tested with Student’s t-test or the Kruskal-Wallis H-test depending on homoscedasticity or normality of distributions. Categorical data were compared with the chi² test. All tests were two-sided, and the nominal level of significance was 5%.