Table 1 Characteristics of women at the time of mammography categorized by cancer diagnosis
From: The long-term course of fatigue following breast cancer diagnosis
| Â | All Count (%) | MFI fatigue score at baseline Mean (SD) | Not cancer Count (%) | Cancer Count (%) | Non-responders Count (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | 323 (100) | 28.8 (21.2) | 204 (63) | 119 (37) | 2380 (100) |
Questionnaires | 2639 (100) | Â | 1425 (54) | 1214 (46) | n/a |
Number of Questionnaires | |||||
 2 | 25 (8) | 33.5 (23.1) | 19 (9) | 6 (5) | n/a |
 3 | 20 (6) | 35.3 (22.0) | 17 (8) | 3 (3) | n/a |
 4 | 78 (24) | 28.2 (20.4) | 72 (35) | 6 (5) | n/a |
 5 to 14 | 168 (52) | 28.5 (22.0) | 68 (33) | 100 (84) | n/a |
 15 to 17 | 32 (10) | 24.2 (15.8) | 28 (14) | 4 (3) | n/a |
Days from mammography to BC diagnosis | |||||
 N | 123 (38) |  | 4 (2) | 119 (100) | 142 (6) |
 Min | 0 |  | 113 | 0 | n/a |
 Max | 1504 |  | 1504 | 40 | n/a |
 Median | 16 |  | 460 | 16 | n/a |
Status at entry | |||||
Comorbidity | |||||
  None | 289 (89) | 27.3 (20.3) | 189 (93) | 100 (84) | 2075 (87.2) |
  1 | 23 (7) | 38.0 (24.9) | 10 (5) | 13 (11) | 175 (7.4) |
  2 or more | 11 (3) | 49.9 (21.2) | 5 (2) | 6 (5) | 130 (5.5) |
Work status | |||||
  Working | 205 (63) | 24.9 (18.3) | 156 (76) | 49 (41) | 1568 (65.9) |
  Health benefit - temporarily | 32 (10) | 35.6 (24.2) | 15 (7) | 17 (14) | 259 (10.9) |
  Health benefit -permanently | 65 (20) | 35.6 (23.4) | 32 (16) | 33 (28) | 411 (17.3) |
  Retirement pension | 21 (7) | 35.2 (26.5) | 1 (0) | 20 (17) | 83 (3.5) |
  Missing |  |  |  |  | 59 (2.6) |
DBCG-protocol | |||||
  No protocol assigned | 16 (5) | 41.5 (25.7) | 0 (0) | 16 (13) | 32 (1.3) |
  A | 5 (2) | 15.8 (18.7) | 0 (0) | 5 (4) | 22 (0.9) |
  B | 32 (10) | 24.3 (22.4) | 0 (0) | 32 (27) | 71 (3.0) |
  C | 38 (12) | 33.3 (24.2) | 0 (0) | 38 (32) | 55 (2.3) |
  D | 28 (9) | 25.2 (19.1) | 0 (0) | 28 (24) | 31 (1.3) |
  Irrelevant/missing | 204 (63) | 28.5 (20.0) | 204 (100) | 0 (0) | 2239 (94.1) |
Age | |||||
  Younger than 30 | 17 (5) | 21.3 (13.9) | 16 (8) | 1 (1) | 99 (4.2) |
  30–39 | 49 (15) | 29.5 (22.5) | 41 (20) | 8 (7) | 566 (23.8) |
  40–49 | 90 (28) | 28.0 (21.3) | 74 (36) | 16 (13) | 784 (32.9) |
  50–59 | 95 (29) | 31.0 (20.3) | 49 (24) | 46 (39) | 543 (22.8) |
  Older than 60 | 72 (22) | 28.1 (22.7) | 24 (12) | 48 (40) | 324 (13.6) |
  Missing |  |  |  |  | 64 (2.7) |
HADS total score | |||||
  N | 320 (99) |  | 201 (99) | 119 (100) | n/a |
  Mean | 11.16 |  | 10.88 | 11.62 | n/a |
  SD | 7.48 |  | 7.24 | 7.86 | n/a |
GH-1 score | |||||
  N | 318 (98) |  | 201 (99) | 117 (98) | n/a |
  Mean | 75.04 |  | 76.03 | 73.35 | n/a |
  SD | 20.78 |  | 18.99 | 23.53 | n/a |
MFI fatigue score at baseline | |||||
  N | 323 (100) |  | 204 (100) | 119 (100) | n/a |
  Mean | 28.79 |  | 28.48 | 29.33 | n/a |
  SD | 21.18 |  | 19.96 | 23.21 | n/a |