Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics, stratified by survival statusa.
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Died during follow-up |
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| Characteristics | Overall (n=413) (mean (s.e.) or n (%)) | Yes (n=315) | No (n=98) | P-value |
| Age (years) | 72.2 (0.47) | 74.4 (0.56) | 66.9 (0.61) | <0.001 |
| Sex | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 40.0% | 48.4% | 19.5% | |
| Female | 60.0% | 51.6% | 80.5% | |
| Type of cancer | 0.012 | |||
| Breast | 26.6% | 24.4% | 31.8% | |
| Genitourinary | 20.7% | 24.0% | 12.4% | |
| Gastrointestinal | 18.4% | 19.6% | 15.4% | |
| Gynaecologic | 13.7% | 10.3% | 21.9% | |
| Lung | 3.4% | 4.8% | 0.0% | |
| Haematologic | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5.0% | |
| Other, missing, or cannot remember | 14.7% | 15.3% | 13.4% | |
| Time since cancer diagnosis (years) | ||||
| Mean (continuous) | 10.7 (0.64) | 10.1 (0.70) | 12.3 (1.39) | 0.151 |
| <5 | 35.5% | 37.1% | 31.5% | 0.361 |
| 5–10 | 21.9% | 23.2% | 18.7% | |
| ⩾10 | 42.6% | 39.7% | 49.8% | |
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | ||||
| Mean (continuous) | 25.8 (0.30) | 25.7 (0.35) | 26.1 (0.59) | 0.554 |
| <18.5 | 3.1% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.380 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 43.8% | 42.6% | 46.6% | |
| 25.0–29.9 | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.4% | |
| ≥30.0 | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
| Never | 43.4% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 0.703 |
| Former | 45.4% | 46.8% | 42.0% | |
| Current | 11.2% | 10.2% | 13.5% | |
| Healthy eating index | 69.6 (0.86) | 68.2 (0.96) | 72.5 (1.73) | 0.035 |
| No. of alcoholic drinks consumed in past week | 1.1 (0.15) | 0.9 (0.16) | 1.6 (0.31) | 0.046 |
| Comorbid health conditions | ||||
| Hypertension | 46.4% | 46.0% | 47.2% | 0.872 |
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 12.4% | 5.3% | 0.110 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 33.8% | 28.9% | 45.9% | 0.014 |
| Asthma | 6.3% | 8.0% | 2.2% | 0.108 |
| Arthritis | 44.8% | 45.1% | 44.0% | 0.878 |
| Myocardial infarction | 15.3% | 20.0% | 4.0% | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 6.7% | 8.6% | 2.1% | 0.023 |
| Congestive heart failure | 6.2% | 7.1% | 4.1% | 0.367 |
| Hospitalisation(s) in past year, n (%) | 29.1% | 31.5% | 23.2% | 0.211 |
| Haemoglobin (g dl−1) | 13.5 (0.08) | 13.6 (0.10) | 13.5 (0.13) | 0.702 |
| Albumin (g dl−1) | 4.0 (0.02) | 4.0 (0.02) | 4.1 (0.04) | 0.271 |
| C-reactive protein (mg l−1) | 0.6 (0.05) | 0.6 (0.06) | 0.4 (0.08) | 0.031 |
| Self-reported health | 50.1 (1.78) | 45.9 (1.97) | 60.5 (3.42) | <0.001 |
| No. of bouts of walking in past week | ||||
| 0 | 74.3% | 80.5% | 59.2% | 0.004 |
| 1–3 | 7.6% | 5.7% | 12.2% | |
| ⩾3 | 18.1% | 13.8% | 28.6% | |
| Short physical performance battery | ||||
| Mean (continuous) | 9.1 (0.14) | 8.6 (0.18) | 10.2 (0.20) | <0.001 |
| ⩽6 | 13.9% | 18.5% | 2.6% | <0.001 |
| 7–9 | 33.6% | 35.8% | 28.1% | |
| ⩾10 | 52.5% | 45.7% | 69.3% | |
| Fast walk speed (m s−1) | ||||
| Mean (continuous) | 0.72 (0.01) | 0.67 (0.02) | 0.82 (0.02) | <0.001 |
| <0.6 | 26.7% | 34.1% | 8.5% | <0.001 |
| ⩾0.6 | 73.3% | 65.9% | 91.5% | |
a
Continuous variables are mean (s.e.) and categorical variables are column percentages.