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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Formative research to adapt a cardiac rehabilitation program to breast cancer survivors: the heart health after cancer treatment (HEART-ACT) study

Characteristic

N=30

Age (years), mean ± standard deviation (SD)

56.7 ± 10.2

Female sex assigned at birth, n (%)

30 (100%)

Female gender identity, n (%)

30 (100%)

Race/ethnicity*, n (%)

 Black or African American

2 (7%)

 White

4 (13%)

 Asian

12 (40%)

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1 (3%)

 American Indian or Alaska Native

0 (0%)

 Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish

11 (37%)

 Other

8 (27%)

 Don’t know

2 (7%)

 Subjective socioeconomic status, mean ± SD

(1 = lowest, 10 = highest)

5.6 ± 2.4

Highest level of education, n (%)

 No formal schooling

1 (3%)

 Did not graduate high school

7 (23%)

 High school diploma or equivalency

11 (37%)

 Associate degree

4 (13%)

 Some college but did not graduate

3 (10%)

 Bachelor’s degree

3 (10%)

 Prefer not to state

1 (3%)

Primary language, n(%)

 English

10 (33%)

 Spanish

10 (33%)

 Cantonese

10 (33%)

Types of breast cancer therapya, n (%)

 Surgery

29 (97%)

 Chemotherapy

14 (47%)

 Radiation

21 (70%)

 Targeted therapy

1 (3%)

 Endocrine/hormone therapy

27 (90%)

Years since diagnosis, mean ± SD

2.8 ± 1.5

Medical conditions, n (%)

 Hypertension

7 (23%)

 Diabetes

6 (20%)

 Congestive heart failure

1 (3%)

 Sleep apnea

5 (17%)

 Anemia or other blood disorder (not including leukemia or lymphoma)

1 (3%)

 Current tobacco use, n (%)

2 (7%)

  1. aParticipant could select more than one answer