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Table 1 Baseline background characteristics of the participants

From: Trastuzumab in patients with breast cancer and pre-existing left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Variable

Descriptive statistics

Age (years), mean (SD)

53.19 (12.73)

BMI (kg/m²), mean (SD)

27.65 (4.39)

BMI Category, n (%)

 

 Normal

10 (27.8%)

 Overweight

17 (47.2%)

 Obese

9 (25%)

Heart rate (bpm), mean (SD)

86.3 (11.2)

Systolic BP, mean (SD)

121.4 (15.9)

Diastolic BP, mean (SD)

77.7 (9.3)

Past medical history, n (%)

 

 Diabetes mellitus

4 (11.1%)

 Hypertension

7 (19.4%)

 Hyperlipidemia

8 (22.2)

 Coronary artery disease

2 (5.6)

Cancer details

 

 Laterality of breast cancer, n (%)

 

  Right breast

14 (38.9%)

  Left breast

22 (61.1%)

 Receptor status, n (%)

 

  ER-Positive

19 (52.8%)

  PR-Positive

23 (63.9%)

 Presence of metastasis, n (%)

6 (16.7%)

 Previous radiation therapy, n (%)

28 (77.8%)

 Positive family history of breast cancer, n (%)

15 (41.7%)

  1. BMI: body mass index, SD: standard deviation, bpm: beats per minute, BP: blood pressure, ER: estrogen receptor, PR: progesterone receptor