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Table 1 Characteristics of all patients, and according to overall cognitive impairment status at year 2

From: Inflammation at diagnosis and cognitive impairment two years later in breast cancer patients from the Canto-Cog study

Characteristics

Patients (n = 200)

Patients with overall impairment at year 2 (n = 53)

Patients without overall impairment at year 2 (n = 146)

p

Demographics

Age, mean years (SD) [range]

53.5 (11) [28–83]

58.1 (10) [35–81]

51.9 (11) [28–83]

 < 0.001

Education, mean years (SD) [range]

13.2 (2.8) [5–20]

11.7 (2.7) [5–20]

13.8 (2.6) [9–20]

 < 0.001

Clinical

ECOG, No. (%)

1

 0

185 (97)

49 (98)

136 (97)

 

 1 ≤ 

5 (3)

1 (2)

4 (3)

 

 Missing

10 (5)

2 (3.8)

8 (5.6)

 

Charlson, No. (%)

   

0.05

 0

148 (78)

33 (67)

114 (82)

 

 1 ≤ 

41 (22)

16 (33)

25 (18)

 

 Missing

11 (5.5)

4 (7.5)

7 (4.9)

 

Psychotropic medications, No. (%)

15 (8)

5 (9)

10 (7)

0.76

BMI, mean (SD)

26.0 (5.2)

27.5 (5.8)

25.5 (4.9)

0.03

Cancer stage, No. (%)

   

0.07

 Stage I

85 (43)

27 (51)

57 (39)

 

 Stage II

83 (42)

17 (32)

66 (46)

 

 Stage III

30 (15)

9 (14)

21 (15)

 

 Missing

2 (1)

0 (0)

2 (1.4)

 

Grade, No. (%)

   

0.35

 I

29 (15)

10 (20)

19 (13)

 

 II

105 (53)

28 (55)

76 (52)

 

 III

63 (32)

13 (25)

50 (34)

 

 Missing

3 (1.5)

1 (1.9)

2 (1.4)

 

HER2-Positive, No. (%)

25 (13)

7 (13)

18 (12)

1

 Negative

174 (87)

45 (87)

128 (88)

 

 Missing

1 (0.5)

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

 
  1. BMI Body mass index; ECOG Eastern cooperative oncology group