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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of each group

From: Lithium and preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

Variable

Drug

N (%)

Placebo

N (%)

P value

Menopausal statement

  

0.735

 Pre-menopause

8 (44.4)

7 (38.9)

 

 Menopause

10 (55.6)

11 (61.1)

 

Stage of disease

  

0.728 

 1

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

 

 2

10 (55.6)

11 (61.1)

 

 3

7 (38.9)

6 (33.3)

 

Affected lymph nodes

  

 0

4 (22.2)

4 (22.2)

 

 ≥1

14 (77.8)

14 (77.8)

 

Tumor size (cm)

  

0.566 

 < 2

5 (27.8)

6 (33.3)

 

 ≥ 2–5

10 (55.6)

11 (61.1)

 

 ≥ 5

3 (16.7)

1 (5.6)

 

Hormone therapy

  

0.682 

 Not received

3 (16.7)

3 (16.7)

 

 Tamoxifen

3 (16.7)

2 (11.1)

 

 Letrozol

6 (33.3)

5 (27.8)

 

 Tamoxifen and letrozol

0 (0)

2 (11.1)

 

 Tamoxifen and Decapeptyl

6 (3.3)

6 (33.3)

 

Frequency of Taxol/Taxotere injection

  

 4

17 (94.4)

17 (94.4)

 

 > 4

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)