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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Randomized sham controlled trial of cranial microcurrent stimulation for symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain, fatigue and sleep disturbances in women receiving chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer

 

Sham (N = 81)

Active (N = 82)

Total (N = 163)

P-value

Age (mean ± standard error)

51.91 ± 0.97

51.04 ± 1.21

51.47 ± 0.78

0.57*

BMI (mean ± standard error)

30.61 ± 0.87

30.74 ± 0.99

30.68 ± 0.66

0.92*

Leisure Activity Score (mean ± standard error)

25.30 ± 2.99

22.44 ± 2.56

23.86 ± 1.96

0.47*

Life Style Scores (mean ± standard error)

2.82 ± 0.05

2.85 ± 0.04

2.84 ± 0.03

0.66*

Race (count (%))

 White

53 (65.43%)

48 (58.54%)

101 (61.96%)

0.37**

 Other

28 (34.57%)

34 (41.46%)

62 (38.04%)

 

Education (count (%))

 ≤HS

17 (21.52%)

12 (14.63%)

29 (18.01%)

0.26**

 >HS

62 (78.48%)

70 (85.37%)

132 (81.99%)

 

Marital status (count (%))

 Currently married

46 (56.79%)

48 (58.54%)

94 (57.67%)

0.82**

 Not currently married

35 (43.21%)

34 (41.46%)

69 (42.33%)

 

Employment

 FT

44 (55.00%)

39 (47.56%)

83 (51.23%)

0.34**

 Not FT

36 (45.00%)

43 (52.44%)

79 (48.77%)

 

Menopausal status (count (%))

 Pre

30 (37.04%)

40 (48.78%)

70 (42.94%)

0.13**

 Post

51 (62.96%)

42 (51.22%)

93 (57.06%)

 

Smoking status (count (%))

 Yes

20 (24.69%)

11 (13.41%)

31 (19.02%)

0.07**

 No

61 (75.31%)

71 (86.59%)

132 (80.98%)

 

Alcohol use (count (%))

 Yes

41 (50.62%)

43 (52.44%)

84 (51.53%)

0.82**

 No

40 (49.38%)

39 (47.56%)

79 (48.47%)

 
  1. * t-test.
  2. ** Chi-square test.