Characteristics of patients versus preoperative level of physical activity
| Level of physical activity* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3–4 | Not reported | Total | |
| Patients, % (N) | 14 (31) | 61 (135) | 20 (43) | 5 (11) | 100 (220) |
| Age, mean, years (SD) | 61.8 (14.7) | 61.0 (11.2) | 56.8 (11.4) | 66.1 (14.7) | 60.5 (11.9) |
| Social status, % (n) | |||||
| Married/cohabiting | 65 (20) | 71 (96) | 72 (31) | 82 (9) | 71 (156) |
| BMI, mean (SD), % (n) | 28.4 (5.4) | 25.9 (4.5) | 24.7 (3.6) | 29.9 (5.9) | 26.2 (4.7) |
| Obesity (>30) | 32 (10) | 16 (21) | 16 (7) | 27 (3) | 19 (41) |
| Comorbidity,† % (n) | |||||
| Yes | 45 (14) | 30 (41) | 19 (8) | 64 (7) | 32 (70) |
| Smoking, % (n) | |||||
| Yes | 16 (5) | 6 (8) | 12 (5) | 8 (18) | |
| Alcohol intake, % (n) | |||||
| Moderate/heavy consumption‡ | 39 (12) | 44 (59) | 56 (24) | 64 (7) | 46 (102) |
| Preoperative pain, % (n) | |||||
| Intermediate/severe | 62 (19) | 50 (68) | 37 (16) | 45 (5) | 49 (107) |
| Anxiety, % (n) | |||||
| Intermediate/severe | 52 (16) | 49 (66) | 51 (22) | 27 (3) | 49 (107) |
| Method of operation, % (n) | |||||
| Mastectomy | 29 (9) | 32 (43) | 12 (5) | 45 (5) | 28 (62) |
| Sector | 58 (18) | 61 (83) | 84 (36) | 55 (6) | 65 (143) |
| Associated surgery, % (n) | |||||
| Sentinel node/no axillary operation | 77 (24) | 80 (108) | 72 (31) | 73 (8) | 80 (171) |
| Axillary lymph node dissection | 23 (7) | 19 (26) | 28 (12) | 27 (3) | 20 (48) |
| Disseminated disease, % (n) | |||||
| No diagnosis of disseminated disease | 84 (26) | 80 (108) | 74 (32) | 82 (9) | 80 (175) |
| Disseminated disease (ICD-10-C773) | 16 (5) | 19 (26) | 26 (11) | 18 (2) | 20 (44) |
| Quality of life,§ % (n) | |||||
| 0–2 | 23 (7) | 13 (18) | 12 (5) | 18 (2) | 15 (32) |
| 3–6 | 77 (24) | 87 (117) | 88 (38) | 82 (9) | 85 (188) |
| Mental well-being,§ % (n) | |||||
| 0–2 | 35 (11) | 8 (11) | 12 (5) | 27 (3) | 14 (30) |
| 3–6 | 65 (20) | 92 (124) | 88 (38) | 73 (8) | 86 (190) |
| Physical health,§ % (n) | |||||
| 0–2 | 16 (5) | 18 (25) | 28 (12) | 18 (2) | 20 (44) |
| 3–6 | 84 (26) | 81 (109) | 72 (31) | 82 (9) | 80 (175) |
| EQ5D, VAS, mean (SD) | 61.2 (19.8) | 74.9 (17.2) | 75.8 (21.3) | 40 | 73.0 (19.1) |
| Hospital stay | |||||
| 0–1 day | 71 (22) | 85 (115) | 93 (40) | 82 (9) | 85 (186) |
| 2 days or more | 13 (4) | 9 (12) | 2 (1) | 18 (2) | 9 (19) |
*Levels of physical activity are categorised accordingly: (1) physically inactive, (2) some light physical activity, (3) regular physical activity and training and (4) regular hard physical training for competition sports.
†Comorbidity includes diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension.
‡Moderate/heavy consumption equals more than 1 unit/week.
§Assessed as 0–6, where 0 equals worst possible and six best possible.
BMI, body mass index; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; VAS, visual analogue scale.