Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
Baseline characteristics | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Synbiotics (n = 34) | Placebo (n = 33) | P value | ||||
Age (years) | 53.58 ± 11.34 | 51.00 ± 12.53 | 0.3902* | |||
Education | illiterate | 1 (%2.9) | 0 (%0 ) | 0.0791 | ||
elementary | 12 (%35.3 ) | 9 (%27.3) | ||||
High school | 18 (%52.9) | 13 (%39.4) | ||||
university | 3 (%8.8) | 11 (%33.3) | ||||
Disease history | none | 30 (%88.2) | 27 (%81.8) | 0.4141 | ||
diabetes | 2 (%5.8) | 5 (%15.2) | ||||
dyslipidemia | 2 (%5.9) | 1 (%3) | ||||
Chemotherpy type | adjuvant | 17 (%50) | 19 (%57.6) | 0.5341 | ||
Neuadjuvant | 17 (%50) | 14 (%42.4) | ||||
Occupation | Non-employee | 25 (%73.5) | 23 (%69.7) | 0.7281 | ||
Employee | 9 (%26.5) | 10 (%30.3) | ||||
Smoking | yes | 8 (%23.5) | 5 (%15.2) | 0.3861 | ||
No | 26 (%76.5) | 28 (%84.8) | ||||
Marriage | Single | 5 (%14.7) | 7 (%2.21) | 0.4781 | ||
Married | 29 (%85.3) | 26 (%78.8) | ||||
Tumor Surgery | yes | 17 (%50) | 19 (%57.6) | 0.5341 | ||
No | 17 (%50) | 14 (%42.4) | ||||
None | 13 (%38.2) | 9 (%27.2) | ||||
Supplements intake | Multivitamin | 10 (%29.4) | 8 (%24.2) | 0.3291 | ||
Vitamin D | 19 (%55.8) | 20 (%60.6) | ||||
Calcuim | 6 (%17.6) | 9 (%27.2) | ||||
Medication (except for common medicines) | None | 30 (%88.2) | 27 (%81.8) | 0.4141 | ||
Diabetes | 2 (%5.9) | 5 (%15.2) | ||||
Dyslipidemia | 2 (%5.9) | (%3) | ||||
Chemotherapy session | Second | 22 (%64.7) | 20 (%60.6) | 0.3491 | ||
Third | 8 (%23.5) | 5 (%15.2) | ||||
Forth | 4 (%11.8) | 8 (%24.2) | ||||