Table 4.

Nutritional status and quality of life in gynecological cancer

First Author, Year, Study Place	Data Collection Period	Study Design	Sample Size	Nutritional Assessment	Quality of Life Assessment	Groups being compared	Key results	Conclusion
Gil KM, 2007, USA [29]	January 2001 to July 2004	Prospective longitudinal study, consecutive case series	157 requiring surgery for a pelvic mass or a positive endometrial biopsy (endometrial cancer) Ovarian cancer: n = 33 Endometrial cancer: n = 45 Benign adnexal mass: n = 79	BMI (kg/m2)	1. SF-36 for General Health Status 2. FACT-G	BMI was used as a continuous variable	Univariate: Increasing BMI was negatively correlated with physical, social and functional well being. Multivariate: BMI continued to be a significant independent variable included in the model for social well-being, p = 0.03.	BMI was significantly associated with QoL. As treatment options become more complex, these variables are likely to be of increasing importance in evaluating treatment effects on QoL.