Table 2.
Characteristics of participants according to quartiles of the Healthy and Western dietary pattern
| Quartiles of Healthy dietary pattern | Quartiles of Western dietary pattern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Quartile 1 (n = 58) | Quartile 2 (n = 58) | Quartile 3 (n = 58) | Quartile 4 (n = 58) | Quartile 1 (n = 58) | Quartile 2 (n = 58) | Quartile 3 (n = 58) | Quartile 4 (n = 58) |
| Age at diagnosis (years), mean(SD) | 44.98 (7.51) | 47.22 (8.07) | 50.21 (8.15) | 51.09 (8.42) | 49.71 (7.42) | 48.86 (7.34) | 49.38 (8.64) | 45.55 (9.38) |
| Body mass index at diagnosis (kg/m2), mean(SD) | 23.23 (3.10) | 23.21 (2.60) | 23.42 (2.63) | 22.72 (2.95) | 22.82 (2.47) | 23.16 (2.64) | 23.18 (2.88) | 23.41 (3.27) |
| Time since surgery (month), mean(SD) | 42.66 (37.26) | 32.48 (26.67) | 36.02 (31.13) | 28.25 (23.17) | 35.43 (27.84) | 34.30 (28.94) | 34.30 (30.79) | 35.38 (34.02) |
| Education levela, n(%) | ||||||||
| Elementary school | 1 (1.75) | 1 (1.75) | 5 (8.62) | 1 (1.79) | 5 (8.77) | 2 (3.57) | 1 (1.72) | 0 (0.00) |
| Middle school | 1 (1.75) | 2 (3.51) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (12.50) | 4 (7.02) | 2 (3.57) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (7.02) |
| High school | 24 (42.11) | 24 (42.11) | 31 (53.45) | 28 (50.00) | 23 (40.35) | 28 (50.00) | 32 (55.17) | 24 (42.11) |
| College or above | 31 (54.39) | 30 (52.63) | 22 (37.93) | 20 (35.71) | 25 (43.86) | 24 (42.86) | 25 (43.10) | 29 (50.88) |
| Marital status, n(%) | ||||||||
| Married or cohabitation | 49 (85.96) | 46 (80.70) | 51 (87.93) | 46 (80.70) | 49 (87.50) | 48 (82.76) | 50 (86.21) | 45 (78.95) |
| Unmarried, divorced, or Widowed | 8 (14.04) | 11 (19.30) | 7 (12.07) | 11 (19.30) | 7 (12.50) | 10 (17.24) | 8 (13.79) | 12 (21.05) |
| Physical activity (MET-hours/week), mean(SD) | 26.52 (29.64) | 37.38 (36.61) | 40.64 (43.39) | 40.47 (28.43) | 40.41 (39.80) | 40.72 (40.69) | 27.77 (21.80) | 36.10 (34.93) |
| Menopausal statusa, n(%) | ||||||||
| Pre-menopause | 26 (44.83) | 28 (48.28) | 19 (32.76) | 11 (18.97) | 17 (29.31) | 19 (32.76) | 23 (39.66) | 25 (43.10) |
| Post-menopause | 32 (55.17) | 30 (51.72) | 39 (67.24) | 47 (81.03) | 41 (70.69) | 39 (67.24) | 35 (60.34) | 33 (56.90) |
| Smoking statusa, n(%) | ||||||||
| Never | 49 (92.45) | 50 (98.04) | 54 (98.18) | 49 (96.08) | 46 (97.87) | 51 (100.00) | 54 (94.74) | 51 (92.73) |
| Ever | 4 (7.55) | 1 (1.96) | 1 (1.82) | 2 (3.92) | 1 (2.13) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (5.26) | 4 (7.27) |
| Alcohol intakea, n(%) | ||||||||
| Never | 23 (40.35) | 32 (56.14) | 30 (51.72) | 28 (49.12) | 31 (55.36) | 33 (56.90) | 29 (50.00) | 20 (35.09) |
| Past | 20 (35.09) | 18 (31.58) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.86) | 21 (37.50) | 20 (34.48) | 22 (37.93) | 25 (43.86) |
| Current | 14 (24.56) | 7 (12.28) | 3 (5.17) | 4 (7.02) | 4 (7.14) | 5 (8.62) | 7 (12.07) | 12 (21.05) |
| AJCC stage at diagnosis, n(%) | ||||||||
| I | 27 (46.55) | 24 (41.38) | 29 (50.00) | 23 (39.66) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.10) | 25 (43.10) | 28 (48.28) |
| II | 24 (41.38) | 27 (46.55) | 18 (31.03) | 30 (51.72) | 25 (43.10) | 26 (44.83) | 24 (41.38) | 24 (41.38) |
| III | 7 (12.07) | 7 (12.07) | 11 (18.97) | 5 (8.62) | 8 (13.79) | 7 (12.07) | 9 (15.52) | 6 (10.34) |
| Energy intake (kcal/day), mean(SD) | 1659.13 (358.84) | 1679.76 (347.61) | 1719.96 (372.85) | 2049.69 (376.88) | 1735.57 (351.47) | 1648.52 (353.61) | 1796.81 (412.43) | 1927.63 (415.55) |
| Dietary supplement usea,b, n(%) | ||||||||
| No | 15 (25.86) | 18 (32.14) | 19 (32.76) | 17 (30.36) | 14 (24.14) | 19 (33.33) | 20 (35.09) | 16 (28.57) |
| Yes | 43 (74.14) | 38 (67.86) | 39 (67.24) | 39 (69.64) | 44 (75.86) | 38 (66.67) | 37 (64.91) | 40 (71.43) |
SD standard deviation, AJCC American joint committee on cancer, MET metabolic equivalent of task
Median months since surgery (25th, 75th percentiles) was 23.77 (15.22, 46.27) months
aMissing value are not shown
bBoth nutrient supplement and health functional food were considered