Table 4.
Physical functioning, fatigue, and pain by physical activity level and body mass index
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | Signifiance (p) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 25 n=38 | 25–30 n=17 | >30 n=57 | BMI | PA | BMI × PA | |||||
| Physical Activity Level (PA) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Not adj | Adja | Not adj | Adja | Not Adj | Adja | |
| Physical | No exercise/PA, n=42 | 47.2 (30.7) | 45.0 (29.4) | 40.4 (25.9) | 0.013 | 0.007 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.486 | 0.736 |
| Functioning | Exercise/PA < guidelines, n=45 | 88.9 (15.7) | 79.5 (12.0) | 61.8 (28.9) | ||||||
| Exercise meeting guidelines, n=25 | 90.3 (25.5) | 93.6 (6.3) | 73.3 (25.8) | |||||||
| Fatigue | No exercise/PA, n=41 | 6.6 (1.7) | 4.3 (3.6) | 4.7 (2.2) | 0.275 | 0.402 | 0.018 | 0.069 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Exercise/PA < guidelines, n=45 | 3.8 (2.5) | 6.2 (2.5) | 4.1 (2.0) | |||||||
| Exercise meeting guidelines, n=25 | 1.6 (2.2) | 2.9 (2.2) | 5.5 (1.5) | |||||||
| Pain | No exercise/PA, n=41 | 4.0 (3.8) | 2.6 (3.6) | 4.2 (3.0) | 0.258 | 0.697 | 0.021 | 0.107 | 0.314 | 0.256 |
| Exercise/PA < guidelines, n=46 | 1.2 (2.1) | 3.8 (2.9) | 2.3 (2.5) | |||||||
| Exercise meeting guidelines, n=25 | 0.4 (0.5) | 2.1 (3.6) | 2.0 (2.2) | |||||||
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Adjusted for age, disease stage, years since diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, presence of musculoskeletal conditions..