Table 3.
Physical Activity and Dietary Profile of AA BCSs by BMI* Status after Breast Cancer Treatment
| Activity | Total N=195(100%) |
Healthy n (%) |
Overweight n (%) |
Obese n (%) |
p- value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercised | 0.8008 | ||||
| Yes | 102 (52.3) | 37 (51.4) | 31 (50.0) | 34 (55.7) | |
| No | 93 (47.7) | 35 (48.6) | 31 (50.0) | 27 (44.3) | |
| Ate Red Meat | 0.7036 | ||||
| Yes | 145 (74.4) | 56 (77.8) | 45 (72.6) | 44 (72.1) | |
| No | 50 (25.6) | 16 (22.2) | 17 (27.4) | 17 (27.9) | |
| Ate processed meat | 0.1884 | ||||
| Yes | 153 (78.5) | 59 (81.9) | 51 (82.3) | 43 (70.5) | |
| No | 42 (21.5) | 13 (18.1) | 11 (17.7) | 18 (29.5) | |
| Chose whole grain | 0.6693 | ||||
| Yes | 159 (81.5) | 61 (84.7) | 49 (79.0) | 49 (80.3) | |
| No | 36 (18.5) | 11 (15.3) | 13 (21.0) | 12 (19.7) | |
| Ate “Diet” foods or Products | 0.6967 | ||||
| Yes | 21 (10.8) | 8 (11.1) | 8 (12.9) | 5 (8.2) | |
| No | 174 (89.2) | 64 (88.9) | 54 (87.1) | 56 (91.8) | |
| Drank adequate amounts of water | 0.8014 | ||||
| Yes | 86 (44.1) | 31 (43.1) | 26 (41.9) | 29 (47.5) | |
| No | 109 (55.9) | 41 (56.9) | 36 (58.1) | 32 (52.5) | |
| Ate less sugar, candy, sweets | 0.4786 | ||||
| Yes | 66 (33.8) | 24 (33.3) | 18 (29.0) | 24 (39.3) | |
| No | 129 (66.2) | 48 (66.7) | 44 (71.0) | 37 (60.7) | |
| Ate more fruits, vegetables, salad | 0.6110 | ||||
| Yes | 94 (48.2) | 35 (48.6) | 27 (43.5) | 32 (52.5) | |
| No | 101 (51.8) | 37 (51.4) | 35 (56.5) | 29 (47.5) | |
| Changed eating habits | 0.8738 | ||||
| Yes | 64 (32.8) | 22 (30.6) | 21 (33.9) | 21 (34.4) | |
| No | 131 (67.2) | 50 (69.4) | 41 (66.1) | 40 (65.6) | |
| Ate less ‘junk food’ or ‘fast food’ | 0.3663 | ||||
| Yes | 62 (31.8) | 23 (31.9) | 16 (25.8) | 23 (37.7) | |
| No | 133 (68.2) | 49 (68.1) | 46 (74.2) | 38 (62.3) |
*
BMI= Body Mass Index in Kg/m2: Healthy (BMI<25); Overweight (BMI= 25–29); Obese (BMI>30)
**
p-values <0.05 are significant