Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

52.6 (3.9)

50.2 (2.3)

 Range

50–61

47–53

Partner

 Yes

4

5

Education

 Higher

3

4

 Further

2

1

 Secondary

3

1

FSIQ^a

 Mean (SD)*

111.1 (7.4)

120.8 (4.5)

 Range

106–123

112–124

Employed

 Full-time

5

4

 Part-time

3

2

Cancer stage*^,b

 I

0

4

 II

1

1

 III

7

0

Type of surgery

 Mastectomy

2

1

 WLE

6

5

Node sampling

 Yes

8

6

Chemotherapy regimen

 AC

1

–

 FEC 75

2

–

 FEC-T^c

5

–

Herceptin

 Yes

2

–

Radiotherapy

 Yes

7

5

Endocrine therapy by T3

 Yes

3

6

Postmenopausal at baseline

 Yes

3

2

Prior HRT

 Yes

2

1

Baseline Hb level (g/L)

 Mean (SD)

135.4 (10.9)

133.8 (7.6)

 Range

120–151

126–145