Signs of Central Hypersensitivity, Stress, and Anxiety following Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of participants ().

	PO group ()	Control group ()
Dominance (R/L)	19/1	17/3
Affected side (R/L)	8/12	—
Time since surgery (months)	(6.09; 38.31)	—
Type of breast surgery (CS/M)	11/9	—
Type of axillary approach (L/SLN)	10/9	—
Age (years)	(45.3; 53.1)	(43.1; 50.7)
Weight (kg)	(64.1; 71.8)	(61.9; 72.2)
Height (cm)	(154.7; 159.1)	(155.1; 160.6)
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	(26.1; 28.9)	(25.2; 28.4)

PO: postoperated breast cancer surgery group; CG: control group; R: right; L: left; CS: conserving surgery; M: mastectomy; L: lymphadenectomy; SND: sentinel lymph node biopsy. Values are expressed as (lower and upper limit of 95% confidence interval) and frequency, when comparing groups by Student’s -test.