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Table 4 Differences in body mass index according to nutrition-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

x2 or t

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

Diet

Yes

1,448,012 (28.7)

58,078 (5.1)

505,792 (35.3)

405,864 (26.6)

478,278 (33.0)

951,822

1,544,036

0.10

0.973

 

No

3,105,657 (71.3)

136,778 (4.8)

1,129,296 (35.7)

843,561 (27.4)

996,022 (32.1)

2,544,816

3,169,498

  

Dietary supplements

Yes

2,841,113 (62.4)

116,785 (4.1)

1,072,249 (37.7)

751,761 (26.5)

900,318 (31.7)

2,171,066

3,049,157

2.42

0.312

 

No

1,612,556 (37.6)

77,569 (5.1)

557,148 (32.2)

479,857 (29.9)

497,982 (32.8)

1,328,981

1,690,843

  

Nutrition education

Yes

767,906 (5.8)

18,448 (2.4)

588,177 (76.6)

48,456 (6.3)

112,825 (14.7)

175,352

794,372

1.70

0.443

 

No

3,785,763 (94.2)

175,906 (4.6)

1,340,577 (35.4)

1,054,205 (27.9)

1,215,075 (32.1)

3,353,968

4,216,355

  

Frequency of breakfast (per week)

5 ~ 7

3,252,696 (71.4)

161,656 (5.0)

1,240,209 (38.1)

869,139 (26.7)

981,692 (30.2)

2,872,280

3,633,111

18.12

0.010

 

3 ~ 4

532,146 (11.7)

11,848 (2.2)

164,888 (31.0)

181,675 (34.2)

173,735 (32.6)

145,054

589,151

  
 

1 ~ 2

341,588 (7.5)

20,854 (6.1)

117,772 (34.5)

56,594 (16.6)

146,368 (42.8)

169,676

372,298

  
 

Seldom

427,239 (9.4)

0 (0)

55,883 (17.0)

145,210 (29.2)

236,146 (53.8)

235,461

433,016

  

Frequency of lunch (per week)

5 ~ 7

4,192,572 (92.1)

269,804 (4.6)

1,551,883 (36.6)

1,053,765 (25.8)

1,317,120 (33.0)

3,256,234

4,208,908

23.34

< 0.001

 

3 ~ 4

185,690 (4.0)

10,194 (6.7)

38,242 (25.0)

96,508 (43.6)

40,746 (24.7)

105,566

199,814

  
 

1 ~ 2

54,030 (1.2)

14,356 (26.9)

7,630 (14.2)

23,212 (43.5)

8,832 (15.4)

35,200

71,576

  
 

Seldom

121,377 (2.7)

0 (0)

31,039 (25.6)

59,133 (48.7)

31,205 (25.7)

94,018

148,728

  

Frequency of dinner (per week)

5 ~ 7

3,821,995 (83.9)

190,001 (5.0)

1,360,701 (35.6)

1,037,109 (27.1)

1,234,184 (32.3)

3,346,160

4,237,827

6.61

0.351

 

3 ~ 4

435,594 (9.6)

0 (0)

166,558 (38.2)

128,168 (29.4)

140,868 (32.4)

87,089

478,099

  
 

1 ~ 2

147,714 (3.2)

0 (0)

7,737 (5.2)

71,820 (48.6)

68,157 (46.1)

14,997

179,231

  
 

Seldom

148,366 (3.3)

4,357 (3.0)

23,757 (16.0)

66,161 (44.6)

54,091 (36.4)

15,997

180,645

  

Energy (kcal)

 

1754.17 ± 30.92

1491.54 ± 123.21

1730.84 ± 31.69

1750.67 ± 42.34

1882.34 ± 64.98

1693.11

1815.22

56.74

< 0.001

Carbohydrate (g)

 

281.72 ± 3.89

263.04 ± 24.47

282.11 ± 4.85

276.60 ± 5.76

288.47 ± 6.46

274.05

289.40

72.46

< 0.001

Protein (g)

 

60.96 ± 1.35

47.43 ± 4.01

59.87 ± 1.23

61.77 ± 1.91

63.50 ± 2.96

58.29

63.63

45.12

< 0.001

Fat (g)

 

35.35 ± 1.04

26.57 ± 2.58

35.17 ± 1.50

36.64 ± 1.46

35.76 ± 2.16

33.30

37.39

34.03

< 0.001

Fiber (g)

 

27.67 ± 0.54

21.99 ± 0.51

29.48 ± 0.93

26.56 ± 0.66

27.48 ± 0.79

26.61

28.74

51.13

< 0.001

Sodium (g)

 

2976.58 ± 73.81

2048.69 ± 196.07

2916.78 ± 52.87

2979.73 ± 98.30

3179.23 ± 166.83

2830.81

3122.34

40.33

< 0.001

Vitamin D (mg)

 

3.07 ± 0.14

2.09 ± 0.32

2.57 ± 0.15

3.34 ± 0.33

3.54 ± 0.30

2.80

3.35

21.77

< 0.001

Vitamin C (mg)

 

64.41 ± 1.75

53.59 ± 4.99

78.44 ± 3.65

56.51 ±1 0.98

57.26 ± 0.07

60.96

67.85

36.88

< 0.001

  1. N = weighted sample size, M = mean, SD = standard deviation