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Table 3 Differences in body mass index according to health-related characteristics of the cancer survivors (N = 4,553,669)

From: Health-related characteristics of Cancer survivors according to body mass index: a secondary data analysis

Variables

Categories

Total

Body mass index

95% CI

t or x2

p

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Obese

N (%) or M ± SD

N (%) or M ± SD

N (%) or M ± SD

N (%) or M ± SD

N (%) or M ± SD

Lower

Upper

DM

Yes

410,041 (7.4)

23,306 (7.2)

201,031 (40.4)

92,939 (27.1)

92,765 (25.3)

250,221

439,858

2.11

0.384

 

No

4,143,628 (92.6)

221,458 (4.2)

1,441,947 (35.6)

1,113,864 (26.5)

1,366,359 (33.7)

3,611,861

4,494,899

  

HTN

Yes

1,465,520 (32.2)

28,957 (2.0)

336,714 (23.0)

454,239 (31.0)

645,610 (44.0)

1,278,480

1,652,557

41.16

< 0.001

 

No

3,088,149 (67.8)

172,894 (5.6)

1,317,466 (42.7)

733,796 (23.7)

863,993 (28.0)

2,721,949

3,454,350

  

Sleep time (hours)

 

6.88 ± 0.04

6.99 ± 0.24

6.87 ± 0.06

6.83 ± 0.09

6.91 ± 0.07

6.80

6.97

162.72

< 0.001

Drinking

Yes

3,834,947 (84.2)

162,326 (4.0)

1,386,557 (36.3)

1,007,159 (26.2)

1,278,905 (33.5)

3,384,211

4,250,281

2.32

0.273

 

No

718,722 (15.8)

49,525 (6.9)

267,639 (37.2)

173,499 (24.2)

228,059 (31.7)

609,779

827,611

  

Smoking

Yes

1,520,003 (33.5)

55,210 (3.6)

543,049 (35.7)

391,824 (25.8)

529,920 (34.9)

1,296,365

1,742,229

1.01

0.601

 

No

3,033,666 (66.5)

156,646 (4.9)

1,118,851 (36.9)

781,825 (25.8)

976,344 (32.4)

2,695,599

3,337,690

  

Cancer screening

Yes

3,278,537 (72.0)

107,010 (3.3)

1,183,340 (36.1)

860,436 (26.2)

1,127,751 (34.4)

2,892,850

3,664,223

7.39

0.055

 

No

1,275,132 (28.0)

94,843 (7.5)

470,839 (36.9)

327,599 (25.7)

381,851 (29.9)

1,097,173

1,453,090

  

Subjective health status

Good

1,018,095 (22.4)

39,781 (3.9)

353,791 (34.8)

260,112 (25.5)

364,411 (35.8)

808,920

1,227,269

10.65

0.072

 

Neutral

2,294,674 (50.4)

62,682 (2.7)

837,953 (36.5)

625,105 (27.2)

768,934 (33.6)

2,028,873

2,560,476

  
 

Bad

1,240,900 (27.2)

99,388 (8.0)

462,435 (37.3)

302,819 (24.4)

376,258 (30.3)

1,086,317

1,395,480

  

ECOG PS

1

4,117,289 (90.4)

160,306 (3.9)

1,506,426 (36.6)

1,096,765 (26.6)

1,353,792 (32.9)

3,676,295

4,557,521

7.62

0.008

 

2

436,380 (9.6)

45,545 (9.8)

148,054 (35.1)

76,890 (18.2)

165,891 (36.9)

334,647

510,097

  

Physical activity level

Light

2,260,120 (49.6)

73,885 (5.1)

848,585 (37.5)

628,809 (26.0)

708,841 (31.4)

1,235,916

2,383,121

4.19

0.377

 

Moderate

1,629,355 (35.8)

54,829 (3.6)

528,991 (34.5)

409,173 (26.9)

636,362 (35.0)

1,331,020

1,711,631

  
 

Vigorous

664,194 (14.6)

10,745 (1.6)

237,285 (35.7)

205,315 (30.9)

210,849 (31.8)

553,223

775,144

  

Perceived stress level

High

1,083,313 (23.8)

77,458 (7.2)

414,215 (38.2)

247,172 (22.8)

344,668 (31.8)

941,604

1,224,006

5.38

0.050

 

Low

3,470,156 (76.2)

124,401 (3.6)

1,245,684 (35.9)

929,476 (26.9)

1,170,595 (33.6)

3,061,921

3,844,351

  

Mental health counseling

Yes

200,023 (4.4)

34,568 (17.3)

78,494 (39.2)

29,082 (14.6)

57,879 (28.9)

140,015

259,977

15.79

< 0.001

 

No

4,353,646 (95.6)

167,303 (3.9)

1,587,686 (36.3)

1,146,566 (26.4)

1,452,091 (33.4)

3,872,192

4,799,699

  

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

 

13.56 ± 0.05

12.48 ± 0.14

13.23 ± 0.07

13.69 ± 0.08

13.96 ± 0.08

13.46

13.66

280.32

< 0.001

Platelet (10³/µL)

 

240.44 ± 1.93

233.75 ± 6.57

235.80 ± 3.29

244.48 ± 3.63

243.03 ± 3.00

236.73

244.40

124.52

< 0.001

RBC (10^6/µL)

 

4.42 ± 0.02

4.28 ± 0.06

4.28 ± 0.02

4.48 ± 0.03

4.45 ± 0.03

4.39

4.45

266.35

< 0.001

WBC (10³/µL)

 

5.79 ± 0.05

5.14 ± 0.22

5.62 ± 0.08

5.80 ± 0.10

6.04 ± 0.08

5.69

5.90

112.18

< 0.001

  1. N = weighted sample size, M = mean, SD = standard deviation, DM = diabetes mellitus, HTN = hypertension, ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, RBC = red blood cell, WBC = white blood cell