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Table 1 Baseline patients’ characteristics by BMI category

From: The impact of baseline body mass index on clinical outcomes in metastatic breast cancer: a prospective study

Characteristic

Total (n = 82)

BMI (kg/m2)

P value

<25 (n = 21)

25–29.9 (n = 34)

≥ 30 (n = 27)

Age (years)

Median (range)

47.5 (24–74)

41 (24–71)

46 (28–74)

50 (36–68)

0.014

ECOG-PS scale

n%

0

8 (9.76)

2 (9.52)

2 (5.88)

4 (14.81)

0.108

1

60 (73.17)

13 (61.90)

30 (88.23)

17 (62.96)

2

14 (17.07)

6 (28.57)

2 (5.88)

6 (22.22)

No. of metastatic

1 site

40 (48.78)

8 (38.09)

15 (44.11)

17 (62.96)

0.180

≥ 2 sites

42 (51.22)

13 (61.90)

19 (55.88)

10 (37.04)

HER2

HER2+

56 (68.29)

10 (47.62)

25 (73.52)

21 (77.77)

0.064

HER2−

22 (26.82)

10 (47.62)

6 (17.64)

6 (22.22)

Unknown

4 (4.88)

1 (4.76)

3 (8.82)

0 (0)

Hormone receptors

ER+PR+

27 (32.92)

8 (38.09)

13 (38.23)

6 (22.22)

0.613

ER−PR−

39 (47.56)

8 (38.09)

14 (41.17)

17 (62.96)

ER+PR−

6 (7.31)

2 (9.52)

2 (5.88)

2 (7.41)

ER−PR+

6 (7.31)

2 (9.52)

2 (5.88)

2 (7.41)

Unknown

4 (4.88)

1 (4.76)

3 (8.82)

0 (0)

Chemotherapy lines

1st line

37 (45.12)

11 (52.38)

15 (44.11)

11 (40.74)

0.836

2nd line

36 (43.90)

7 (33.33)

16 (47.05)

13 (48.14)

≥ 3rd line

9 (10.98)

3 (14.28)

3 (8.82)

3 (11.11)

Other medications

Statins

41 (50)

10 (47.62)

15 (44.11)

16 (59.26)

 

Metastatic sites

(n = 129) sites

(n = 35)

(n = 55)

(n = 39)

 

Bone

39 (30.23)

12 (34.29)

16 (29.09)

11 (28.21)

0.169

Visceral

61 (47.29)

18 (51.43)

29 (52.73)

14 (35.90)

Soft tissues

29 (22.48)

5 (14.29)

10 (18.18)

14 (35.90)