Utility of cooling patches to prevent hand-foot syndrome caused by pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in breast cancer patients

Table 10 Characteristics of patients with hand-foot syndrome (n=21)

Characteristics	Percentage (%)
Age (yr)
≤ 17	0
18-45	38.1
46-69	61.9
> 70	0
BMI (kg/m2)
Underweight (< 18.5)	0
Normal (18.5-24.9)	42.9
Overweight (25.0-29.9)	52.4
Obese class I (30.0-34.9)	4.8
Obese class II (35.0-39.9)	0
Obese class III (≥40.0)	0
Whether the patient ever had hypertension
Yes	9.5
No	90.5
Whether the patient has diabetes
Yes	4.8
No	95.2
Whether the patient ever had heart disease
Yes	0
No	100
Whether the patient has other tumors
Yes	0
No	100
Whether the patient has a long-term medication history
Yes	9.5
No	90.5
Whether the patient has a smoking history
Yes	0
No	100
Whether the patient has a drinking history
Yes	0
No	100
Whether the patient has the habit of taking health products
Yes	0
No	100
Attitude
Impatient	61.9
Slowcoach	4.8
Somewhere in between	33.3
Character traits
Extroverted	38.1
Introverted	28.6
Somewhere in between	33.3
Facing major events in life
Accept frankly	90.5
Accept after enlightenment	9.5
Difficult to accept after enlightenment and rethinking	0
Attitude to this matter (suffering from breast cancer)
Optimistic	95.2
Slightly optimistic	4.8
Confused	0
Worried	0

BMI: Body mass index.