Table 2. Percent Weight Change, Diabetes, and Fatigue, Difficulty Concentrating, and Depression/Sadness in Cases and Controls.
| Cases N=510 |
Controls N=463 |
Adjusted ORa |
95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Percent weight change | ||||
| Gained >3% | 55 (11) | 209 (45) | 0.59 | 0.39-0.88 |
| Stable weight (±3%) | 93 (18) | 223 (48) | 1 | |
| Lost >3% | 362 (71) | 31 (7) | 27.0 | 17.1-42.6 |
| >3 - <10% | 147 (29) | |||
| ≥10% - <15% | 108 (21) | |||
| ≥15% | 107 (21) | |||
| Diabetes | ||||
| No | 371 (73) | 428 (92) | 1 | |
| ≥3 years before cancer diagnosis/interview | 64 (13) | 23 (5) | 2.28 | 1.35-3.86 |
| <3 years before cancer diagnosis/interview | 75 (15) | 12 (3) | 6.40 | 3.37-12.2 |
| Other conditionsb | ||||
| Fatigue | 206 (40) | 141 (30) | 1.67 | 1.26-2.21 |
| Concentration | 116 (23) | 90 (19) | 1.41 | 1.01-1.96 |
| Depression/sadness | 81 (16) | 37 (8) | 2.18 | 1.41-3.36 |
Abbreviations: OR-Odds Ratio, CI-Confidence Interval
a
ORs adjusted for age, gender, education, smoking, BMI
b
Reference category for each condition is those without that condition