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Table 3 Anthropometric and vital signs measures stratified by 10 yr. age groups (60 to 89 yrs.) for Regular (R) and Cancer Survivors (CS) patients

From: Increased cardiovascular risk factors in breast cancer survivors identified by routine measurements of body composition, resting heart rate and arterial blood pressure

Outcome measure

R 60–69 n = 2184

CS 60–69 n = 162

R 70–79 n = 753

CS 70–79 n = 82

R 80–89 n = 102

CS 80–89 n = 5

Mean weight (kg) SD

68.36 (13.16)

68.83 (12.48)

66.97 (12.83)

68.29 (11.98)

62.71 (12.24)

63.44 (6.81)

Mean BP diastolic (mmHg) SD

76.23 (9.79)

76.24 (10.95)

74.85 (10.09)

75.16 (9.90)

74.42 (10.58)

62.60** (9.84)

Mean BP systolic (mmHg) SD

132.41 (18.36)

133.54 (17.16)

138.24 (17.67)

135.56 (17.95)

143.73 (16.43)

126.00** (16.93)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) SD

94.53 (13.15)

94.76 (14.11)

95.47 (13.05)

94.14 (15.24)

97.52 (10.75)

83.73** (11.76)

Mean heart rate (BPM) SD

72.79 (11.88)

73.21 (13.65)

71.42 (12.07)

72.74 (11.50)

72.37 (12.15)

74.80 (13.55)

Mean BMI SD

26.66 (5.37)

27.46 (4.90)

26.95 (5.99)

27.81 (4.81)

26.64 (7.12)

24.48 (2.13)

Waist circumference (cm) SD

88.47 (11.70)

89.39 (12.85)

89.53 (12.27)

90.00 (9.53)

90.41 (11.72)

84.86** (4.25)

  1. Significance set P < 0.05, Standard deviation = SD, **Significant difference between CS and R with CS being significantly less than R values.