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Table 1 Demographic, disease and team-related characteristics (N = 100)

From: Dragon boat racing and health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors: a mixed methods evaluation

Baseline

%

Post-season

%

Age (years)

 

Comorbidities

 

  Under 40

2.0

  Osteoporosis

25.5

  40–49

9.8

  Arthritis

52.9

  50–59

33.3

  Heart disease

15.7

  60–69

44.1

  Diabetes

3.9

  Over 70

10.8

  

Relationship Status

 

Change in Cancer Status over Season

 

  Single

8.8

  Recurrence

3.9

  Married/stable Relationship

75.5

  Metastasis

1.0

  Separated

2.9

  Other

1.0

  Divorced

11.8

  

  Other

1.0

  

Employment Status

 

Number of Seasons Paddling

 

  Employed Full-time

24.5

  1 season

21.2

  Self-Employed

7.8

  2 seasons

10.1

  Part-time/Seasonal

15.7

  3 seasons

12.1

  Unemployed

1.0

  4 or more

56.6

  Homemaker

2.9

  

  Retired

43.1

  

  Other

3.9

  

Time Since Diagnosis

 

On-Water Training Sessions Per Week

 

  Less than 3 years

23.5

  1 session

10.1

  3–4 years

9.8

  2 sessions

79.2

  4–5 years

14.7

  3 sessions

10.0

  More than 5 years

52.0

  4 or more

1.0

Cancer Type

 

Weeks of Paddling in 2010 Season

 

  Non-Invasive Carcinoma

34.3

  Less than 8 weeks

10.1

  Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

46.1

  9–12 weeks

6.1

  Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

9.8

  13–14 weeks

14.1

  Other

9.8

  15–16 weeks

10.0

  

  More than 17 weeks

59.6

Cancer Stage

 

In-Season Competitions

 

  0

68.8

  None

6.9

  I

15.6

  1 competition

18.8

  II

9.4

  2 competitions

23.8

  III

4.2

  3 competitions

10.9

  IV

2.1

  4 or more

39.6

Past Treatment

 

Team-Related Social Events

 

  Surgery

100.0

  1 per year

7.0

  Radiation

69.6

  2 per year

18.2

  Chemotherapy

57.8

  3 per year

19.5

  Aromatase Inhibitors

22.6

  4 or more per year

56.1

  Tamoxifen

47.0

  

  Other

9.8

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