Characteristics | Weight changes groups since diagnosis | Mean (95% CI) | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | >10% | 5-10% | No change* | 5-10% | >10% |  |
 | weight loss | weight loss |  | weight gain | weight gain |  |
 | (n = 40) | (n = 41) | (n = 114) | (n = 60) | (n = 113) |  |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 50.05 (47.45-52.65) | 51.02 (48.17-53.87) | 49.19 (47.34-51.05) | 47.28 (45.11-49.46) | 47.05 (45.47-48.63) | 0.06 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Malay | 24 (58.5) | 20 (48.8) | 60 (52.6) | 34 (56.7) | 72 (19.6) | 0.34 |
   Non-Malay | 17 (41.5) | 21 (51.2) | 54 (47.4) | 26 (43.3) | 40 (35.7) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.43 |
   Married | 35 (85.4) | 36 (87.8) | 90 (78.9) | 53 (88.3) | 90 (80.4) |  |
   Others** | 6 (14.6) | 5 (12.2) | 24 (21.1) | 7 (11.7) | 22 (19.6) |  |
Education (years) | 8.56 (7.26-9.86) | 8.54 (7.30-9.78) | 8.68 (7.93-9.44) | 9.92 (8.93-10.90) | 9.03 (8.34-9.71) | 0.28 |
   Secondary and lower | 22 (53.7) | 24 (58.5) | 58 (50.9) | 22 (36.7) | 58 (51.8) |  |
   Tertiary and others | 19 (46.3) | 17 (41.5) | 56 (49.1) | 38 (63.3) | 54 (48.2) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.86 |
   Employed | 10 (24.4) | 12 (29.3) | 34 (29.8) | 20 (33.3) | 37 (33.0) |  |
   Unemployed | 31 (75.6) | 29 (70.7) | 80 (70.2) | 40 (66.7) | 75 (67.0) |  |
Monthly household income (RM) | 1756.10 (1246.58-2265.61) | 2002.63 (1252.71-2752.56) | 1967.76 (1563.28-2372.25) | 2968.67 (2089.90-3847.44) | 2134.45 (1620.90-2647.99) | 0.10 |
Menopausal status at study entry | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.10 |
   Pre-menopausal | 3 (7.3) | 4 (9.8) | 24 (21.1) | 14 (23.3) | 25 (22.3) |  |
   Post-menopausal | 38 (92.7) | 37 (90.2) | 90 (78.9) | 46 (76.7) | 87 (77.7) |  |
Time since diagnosis (years) | 4.63 (3.41-5.86) | 5.20 (3.74-6.65) | 4.67 (4.03-5.31) | 4.48 (3.69-5.28) | 5.21 (4.65-5.78) | 0.59 |
Stage of cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.89 |
   Stage I | 9 (24.3) | 12 (31.6) | 36 (37.5) | 22 (40.7) | 38 (37.6) |  |
   Stage II | 21 (56.8) | 19 (50.0) | 43 (44.8) | 22 (40.7) | 46 (45.5) |  |
   Stage III | 7 (18.9) | 7 (18.4) | 17 (17.7) | 10 (18.5) | 17 (16.8) |  |
BMI a year preceding diagnosis*** (kg/m2) | 26.62 (24.86-28.37) | 25.96 (24.45-27.47) | 25.18 (24.33-26.04) | 24.50 (23.38-25.62) | 23.54 (22.78-24.29) | 0.001****a, b, c, d |