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. 2017 Jun 6;117(2):282–289. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.162

Table 1. Selected demographic and clinical characteristics by prediagnosis BMI in KP-ROCS study (2000–2014).

    No. (row %) of participants by prediagnosis BMI (kgm2)
 
  No. (col %) of overall cohorta 1157 (100) 18.524.99 355 (30.7) 2529.99 383 (33.1) 3034.99 218 (18.8) 3539.99 106 (9.2) ⩾40 95 (8.2) P-valueb
Age at diagnosis (years)
21–39 36 (3.1) 14 (38.9) 7 (19.4) 4 (11.1) 4 (11.1) 7 (19.4) 0.02
40–49 139 (12.0) 45 (32.4) 42 (30.2) 29 (20.9) 14 (10.1) 9 (6.5)  
50–69 631 (54.5) 184 (29.2) 201 (31.9) 124 (19.7) 59 (9.4) 63 (10.0)  
⩾70 351 (30.3) 112 (31.9) 133 (37.9) 61 (17.4) 29 (8.3) 16 (4.6)  
Mean±s.d. 62.6±12.6 62.8±13.4 63.7±12.4 62.5±12.0 61.5±12.2 58.2±11.4 0.003
Race/ethnicity
White 802 (69.3) 256 (31.9) 254 (31.7) 147 (18.3) 76 (9.5) 69 (8.6) <0.001
African American 77 (6.7) 7 (9.1) 20 (26.0) 22 (28.6) 15 (19.5) 13 (16.9)  
Hispanic 111 (9.6) 12 (10.8) 47 (42.3) 34 (30.6) 12 (10.8) 6 (5.4)  
Asian 146 (12.6) 71 (48.6) 59 (40.4) 11 (7.5) 2 (1.4) 3 (2.1)  
Other 21 (1.8) 9 (42.9) 3 (14.3) 4 (19.1) 1 (4.8) 4 (19.1)  
BMI at diagnosis (kg m−2)
Normal (18.5–24.99) 401 (34.7) 323 (80.6) 72 (18.0) 5 (1.3) 1 (0.3) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Overweight (25–29.99) 374 (32.3) 32 (8.6) 273 (73.0) 66 (17.7) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.3)  
Obese I (30–34.99) 201 (17.4) 0 (0.0) 35 (17.4) 130 (64.7) 32 (15.9) 4 (2.0)  
Obese II (35–39.99) 105 (9.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.9) 16 (15.2) 63 (60.0) 23 (21.9)  
Obese III (⩾40) 76 (6.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.3) 8 (10.5) 67 (88.2)  
AJCC stage
I 248 (21.4) 80 (32.3) 78 (31.5) 47 (19.0) 21 (8.5) 22 (8.9) 0.96
II 93 (8.0) 27 (29.0) 31 (33.3) 19 (20.4) 6 (6.5) 10 (10.8)  
III 493 (42.6) 149 (30.2) 159 (32.3) 94 (19.1) 55 (11.2) 36 (7.3)  
IV 305 (26.4) 94 (30.8) 108 (35.4) 55 (18.0) 22 (7.2) 26 (8.5)  
Unknown 18 (1.6) 5 (27.8) 7 (38.9) 3 (16.7) 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6)  
Grade (SEER definition)
Well differentiated 78 (6.7) 23 (29.5) 28 (35.9) 11 (14.1) 6 (7.7) 10 (12.8) 0.71
Moderately differentiated 125 (10.8) 37 (29.6) 46 (36.8) 20 (16.0) 11 (8.8) 11 (8.8)  
Poorly differentiated 387 (33.5) 118 (30.5) 131 (33.9) 79 (20.4) 31 (8.0) 28 (7.2)  
Undifferentiated 228 (19.7) 76 (33.3) 74 (32.5) 46 (20.2) 19 (8.3) 13 (5.7)  
Unknown 339 (29.3) 101 (29.8) 104 (30.7) 62 (18.3) 39 (11.5) 33 (9.7)  
Histology
Serous 629 (54.4) 203 (32.3) 203 (32.3) 126 (20.0) 65 (10.3) 32 (5.1) 0.006
Mucinous 54 (4.7) 18 (33.3) 19 (35.2) 7 (13.0) 2 (3.7) 8 (14.8)  
Endometrioid 115 (9.9) 27 (23.5) 38 (33.0) 21 (18.3) 8 (7.0) 21 (18.3)  
Clear cell 84 (7.3) 27 (32.1) 27 (32.1) 16 (19.1) 7 (8.3) 7 (8.3)  
Other 275 (23.8) 80 (29.1) 96 (34.9) 48 (17.5) 24 (8.7) 27 (9.8)  
Ascites at diagnosis
No 770 (66.6) 106 (27.4) 120 (31.0) 81 (20.9) 43 (11.1) 37 (9.6) 0.10
Yes 387 (33.5) 249 (32.3) 263 (34.2) 137 (17.8) 63 (8.2) 58 (7.5)  
Ascitesc
No 612 (52.9) 200 (32.7) 201 (32.8) 113 (18.5) 51 (8.3) 47 (7.7) 0.52
Yes 545 (47.1) 155 (28.4) 182 (33.4) 105 (19.3) 55 (10.1) 48 (8.8)  
Bowel obstructionc
No 745 (64.4) 237 (31.8) 250 (33.6) 127 (17.1) 66 (8.9) 65 (8.7) 0.24
Yes 412 (35.6) 118 (28.6) 133 (32.3) 91 (22.1) 40 (9.7) 30 (7.3)  
Cachexiac
No 1075 (92.9) 312 (29.0) 360 (33.5) 211 (19.6) 99 (9.2) 93 (8.7) <0.001
Yes 82 (7.1) 43 (52.4) 23 (28.1) 7 (8.5) 7 (8.5) 2 (2.4)  
Chemotherapy
No 187 (16.2) 59 (31.6) 62 (33.2) 35 (18.7) 15 (8.0) 16 (8.6) 0.86
Yes, carboplatin+paclitaxel 524 (45.3) 155 (29.6) 176 (33.6) 107 (20.4) 43 (8.2) 43 (8.2)  
Yes, other regimen 446 (38.6) 141 (31.6) 145 (32.5) 76 (17.0) 48 (10.8) 36 (8.1)  
Surgery
No 70 (6.1) 23 (32.9) 20 (28.6) 12 (17.1) 8 (11.4) 7 (10.0) 0.84
Yes 1087 (94.0) 332 (30.5) 363 (33.4) 206 (19.0) 98 (9.0) 88 (8.1)  
CA125 (U ml−1)
<35 764 (66.0) 245 (32.1) 251 (32.9) 145 (19.0) 65 (8.5) 58 (7.6) 0.53
35–70 72 (6.2) 28 (38.9) 21 (29.2) 10 (13.9) 8 (11.1) 5 (6.9)  
>70 204 (17.6) 55 (27.0) 66 (32.4) 39 (19.1) 23 (11.3) 21 (10.3)  
Unknown 117 (10.1) 27 (23.1) 45 (38.5) 24 (20.5) 10 (8.5) 11 (9.4)  
Comorbidities
Diabetes, type 2              
  No 896 (77.4) 318 (35.5) 308 (34.4) 154 (17.2) 67 (7.5) 49 (5.5) <0.001
  Yes 261 (22.6) 37 (14.2) 75 (28.7) 64 (24.5) 39 (14.9) 46 (17.6)  
Hypertension              
  No 418 (36.1) 183 (43.8) 136 (32.5) 56 (13.4) 29 (6.9) 14 (3.4) <0.001
  Yes 739 (63.9) 172 (23.3) 247 (33.4) 162 (21.9) 77 (10.4) 81 (11.0)  
CVD              
  No 479 (41.4) 160 (33.4) 157 (32.8) 83 (17.3) 37 (7.7) 42 (8.8) 0.27
  Yes 678 (58.6) 195 (28.8) 226 (33.3) 135 (19.9) 69 (10.2) 53 (7.8)  
Renal insufficiency              
  No 737 (63.7) 258 (35.0) 248 (33.7) 134 (18.2) 58 (7.9) 39 (5.3) <0.001
  Yes 420 (36.3) 97 (23.1) 135 (32.1) 84 (20.0) 48 (11.4) 56 (13.3)  

Abbreviations: AJCC=American Joint Committee on Cancer; ANOVA=analysis of variance; BMI=body mass index; CA125=cancer antigen 125; CVD=cardiovascular disease; KP-ROCS=Kaiser Permanente Research on Ovarian Cancer Survival; SEER=Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.

a

A total of 27 underweight women (n=10 for ‘prediagnosis’, n=21 for ‘at diagnosis’, and n=4 in both periods) were excluded.

b

Based on χ2 test, Fisher’s Exact text, or ANOVA, as appropriate.

c

Three years before diagnosis to end of follow-up.