Table 2 Characteristics of participants according to quartiles of the Healthy and Western dietary pattern
From: Dietary pattern and health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors
Quartiles of Healthy dietary pattern | Quartiles of Western dietary pattern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Quartile 1 (n = 58) | Quartile 2 (n = 58) | Quartile 3 (n = 58) | Quartile 4 (n = 58) | Quartile 1 (n = 58) | Quartile 2 (n = 58) | Quartile 3 (n = 58) | Quartile 4 (n = 58) |
Age at diagnosis (years), mean(SD) | 44.98 (7.51) | 47.22 (8.07) | 50.21 (8.15) | 51.09 (8.42) | 49.71 (7.42) | 48.86 (7.34) | 49.38 (8.64) | 45.55 (9.38) |
Body mass index at diagnosis (kg/m2), mean(SD) | 23.23 (3.10) | 23.21 (2.60) | 23.42 (2.63) | 22.72 (2.95) | 22.82 (2.47) | 23.16 (2.64) | 23.18 (2.88) | 23.41 (3.27) |
Time since surgery (month), mean(SD) | 42.66 (37.26) | 32.48 (26.67) | 36.02 (31.13) | 28.25 (23.17) | 35.43 (27.84) | 34.30 (28.94) | 34.30 (30.79) | 35.38 (34.02) |
Education levela, n(%) | ||||||||
Elementary school | 1 (1.75) | 1 (1.75) | 5 (8.62) | 1 (1.79) | 5 (8.77) | 2 (3.57) | 1 (1.72) | 0 (0.00) |
Middle school | 1 (1.75) | 2 (3.51) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (12.50) | 4 (7.02) | 2 (3.57) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (7.02) |
High school | 24 (42.11) | 24 (42.11) | 31 (53.45) | 28 (50.00) | 23 (40.35) | 28 (50.00) | 32 (55.17) | 24 (42.11) |
College or above | 31 (54.39) | 30 (52.63) | 22 (37.93) | 20 (35.71) | 25 (43.86) | 24 (42.86) | 25 (43.10) | 29 (50.88) |
Marital status, n(%) | ||||||||
Married or cohabitation | 49 (85.96) | 46 (80.70) | 51 (87.93) | 46 (80.70) | 49 (87.50) | 48 (82.76) | 50 (86.21) | 45 (78.95) |
Unmarried, divorced, or Widowed | 8 (14.04) | 11 (19.30) | 7 (12.07) | 11 (19.30) | 7 (12.50) | 10 (17.24) | 8 (13.79) | 12 (21.05) |
Physical activity (MET-hours/week), mean(SD) | 26.52 (29.64) | 37.38 (36.61) | 40.64 (43.39) | 40.47 (28.43) | 40.41 (39.80) | 40.72 (40.69) | 27.77 (21.80) | 36.10 (34.93) |
Menopausal statusa, n(%) | ||||||||
Pre-menopause | 26 (44.83) | 28 (48.28) | 19 (32.76) | 11 (18.97) | 17 (29.31) | 19 (32.76) | 23 (39.66) | 25 (43.10) |
Post-menopause | 32 (55.17) | 30 (51.72) | 39 (67.24) | 47 (81.03) | 41 (70.69) | 39 (67.24) | 35 (60.34) | 33 (56.90) |
Smoking statusa, n(%) | ||||||||
Never | 49 (92.45) | 50 (98.04) | 54 (98.18) | 49 (96.08) | 46 (97.87) | 51 (100.00) | 54 (94.74) | 51 (92.73) |
Ever | 4 (7.55) | 1 (1.96) | 1 (1.82) | 2 (3.92) | 1 (2.13) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (5.26) | 4 (7.27) |
Alcohol intakea, n(%) | ||||||||
Never | 23 (40.35) | 32 (56.14) | 30 (51.72) | 28 (49.12) | 31 (55.36) | 33 (56.90) | 29 (50.00) | 20 (35.09) |
Past | 20 (35.09) | 18 (31.58) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.86) | 21 (37.50) | 20 (34.48) | 22 (37.93) | 25 (43.86) |
Current | 14 (24.56) | 7 (12.28) | 3 (5.17) | 4 (7.02) | 4 (7.14) | 5 (8.62) | 7 (12.07) | 12 (21.05) |
AJCC stage at diagnosis, n(%) | ||||||||
I | 27 (46.55) | 24 (41.38) | 29 (50.00) | 23 (39.66) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.10) | 28 (48.28) |
II | 24 (41.38) | 27 (46.55) | 18 (31.03) | 30 (51.72) | 25 (43.10) | 26 (44.83) | 24 (41.38) | 24 (41.38) |
III | 7 (12.07) | 7 (12.07) | 11 (18.97) | 5 (8.62) | 8 (13.79) | 7 (12.07) | 9 (15.52) | 6 (10.34) |
Energy intake (kcal/day), mean(SD) | 1659.13 (358.84) | 1679.76 (347.61) | 1719.96 (372.85) | 2049.69 (376.88) | 1735.57 (351.47) | 1648.52 (353.61) | 1796.81 (412.43) | 1927.63 (415.55) |
Dietary supplement usea,b, n(%) | ||||||||
No | 15 (25.86) | 18 (32.14) | 19 (32.76) | 17 (30.36) | 14 (24.14) | 19 (33.33) | 20 (35.09) | 16 (28.57) |
Yes | 43 (74.14) | 38 (67.86) | 39 (67.24) | 39 (69.64) | 44 (75.86) | 38 (66.67) | 37 (64.91) | 40 (71.43) |