Table 5.
Pearson correlations between baseline Healthy Eating Index-2010 score and FACT scales among 44 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors after completion of primary therapy and prior to randomization in a dietary supplement intervention
| All Participants (n=44) | Previous Chemotherapy a (n=15) | No Chemotherapy b (n=29) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACT c | r | (P-value) | r | (P-value) | r | (P-value) | |
| FACT-G d | Unadjusted | 0.11 | (0.46) | −0.06 | (0.82) | 0.22 | (0.24) |
| Adjusted e | −0.22 | (0.15) | −0.14 | (0.65) | −0.26 | (0.18) | |
| -Physical Well Being | Unadjusted | 0.05 | (0.73) | −0.30 | (0.27) | 0.19 | (0.32) |
| Adjusted e | 0.28 | (0.07) | 0.21 | (0.48) | 0.30 | (0.12) | |
| -Social Well Being | Unadjusted | 0.17 | (0.27) | 0.54 | (0.04) | 0.16 | (0.41) |
| Adjusted e | 0.12 | (0.44) | 0.04 | (0.88) | 0.17 | (0.38) | |
| -Emotional Well Being | Unadjusted | 0.01 | (0.94) | −0.29 | (0.29) | 0.20 | (0.29) |
| Adjusted e | 0.03 | (0.86) | 0.13 | (0.66) | 0.05 | (0.79) | |
| -Functional Well Being | Unadjusted | 0.07 | (0.65) | −0.02 | (0.96) | 0.13 | (0.49) |
| Adjusted e | −0.06 | (0.71) | −0.39 | (0.17) | 0.13 | (0.52) | |
| Breast Cancer Subscale | Unadjusted | 0.19 | (0.23) | −0.05 | (0.87) | 0.31 | (0.10) |
| Adjusted e | 0.19 | (0.21) | 0.00 | (1.00) | 0.28 | (0.15) | |
| FACT-B f | Unadjusted | 0.15 | (0.34) | −0.06 | (0.83) | 0.26 | (0.17) |
| Adjusted e | 0.07 | (0.64) | −0.12 | (0.68) | 0.17 | (0.38) | |
| Endocrine Symptom Subscale | Unadjusted | 0.23 | (0.13) | 0.21 | (0.46) | 0.24 | (0.21) |
| Adjusted e | 0.17 | (0.28) | −0.14 | (0.64) | 0.31 | (0.11) | |
| FACT-ES g | Unadjusted | 0.20 | (0.20) | 0.05 | (0.87) | 0.29 | (0.13) |
| Adjusted e | 0.11 | (0.49) | −0.14 | (0.64) | 0.22 | (0.25) | |
Participants with history of chemotherapy prior to study enrollment
Participants without history of chemotherapy prior to study enrollment
FACT, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy
FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer - General; includes all well-being subscales
Linear regression was used to estimate partial correlation, adjusted for body mass index
FACT-B, Functional Assessment of Cancer – Breast; includes FACT-G + Breast Cancer Subscale
FACT-ES, Functional Assessment of Cancer - Breast with Endocrine Scale; includes FACT-G + Breast Cancer Subscale + Endocrine Symptom Subscale