Table 3.
Association between obesity-related features among breast cancer patients and dietary habits.
| Adherence Mediterranean diet | Vegetables consumption | Legumes consumption | Fish consumption | Read meat and sausages consumption | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤7 points (n = 49) | >7 points (n = 18) | < recommended (n = 50) | ≥recommended (n = 19) | < recommended (n = 41) | ≥recommended (n = 28) | < recommended (n = 51) | ≥recommended (n = 18 | < recommended (n = 35) | ≥recommended (n = 33) | |
| Prevalence (%) | 73.1 | 29.9 | 72.5 | 27.5 | 59.4 | 40.6 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 51.2 | 48.5 |
| Body weight (kg) | 72.3 ± 14.1 | 68.9 ± 8.9 | 71.0 ± 13.8 | 71.6 ± 10.4 | 70.8 ± 13.9 | 71.7 ± 11.4 | 70.5 ± 13.6 | 73.5 ± 10.2 | 69.1 ± 11.4 | 73.4 ± 14.5 |
| Height (m) | 1.60 ± 0.07 | 1.47 ± 0.05 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | 1.58 ± 0.07 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | 1.58 ± 0.06 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | 1.58 ± 0.04 | 1.57 ± 0.06 | 1.61 ± 0.07* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3 ± 5.7 | 27.8 ± 3.2 | 28.1 ± 5.6 | 28.6 ± 3.6 | 28.0 ± 5.5 | 28.6 ± 4.5 | 27.9 ± 5.5 | 29.4 ± 3.6 | 28.0 ± 4.7 | 28.3 ± 5.8 |
| Age (years) | 53.7 ± 11.4 | 57.9 ± 7.3 | 55.0 ± 11.4 | 56.5 ± 9.4 | 54.6 ± 11.3 | 56.6 ± 10.3 | 53.6 ± 11.1 | 61.3 ± 7.7* | 58.7 ± 10.5 | 51.3 ± 10.0* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 91.7 ± 15.3 | 87.8 ± 9.1 | 91.1 ± 14.5 | 89.4 ± 12.6 | 90.8 ± 14.3 | 90.1 ± 13.4 | 90.8 ± 15.3 | 89.9 ± 9.2 | 88.6 ± 12.7 | 92.1 ± 14.9‡ |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 104.7 ± 11.7 | 106.3 ± 11.7 | 106.1 ± 12.2 | 100.8 ± 10.2 | 105.0 ± 12.3 | 103.8 ± 11.1 | 105.0 ± 11.6 | 102.9 ± 12.6 | 102.5 ± 11.7 | 106.5 ± 11.8 |
| WHR | 0.87 ± 0.18 | 0.82 ± 0.14 | 0.84 ± 0.15 | 0.89 ± 0.19 | 0.85 ± 0.13 | 0.87 ± 0.21 | 0.86 ± 0.17 | 0.87 ± 0.14 | 0.86 ± 0.15 | 0.86 ± 0.18 |
| WHtR | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.56 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.57 ± 0.09 | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.57 ± 0.10 |
| Prevalence of obesity† | 68.9% (31) | 80.0% (12) | 67.4% (31) | 81.3% (13) | 65.8% (25) | 79.2% (19) | 66.7% (32) | 85.5% (12) | 69.7% (23) | 71.4% (20) |
Data show the mean ± standard deviation.
†
Data show the percentage (sample size).
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences respect to < recommended evaluated by Student's t-test within the consumption of each food group.
‡
Statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences were evaluated with univariant ANCOVA adjusted for body mass index (BMI) and age. WHR, waist to hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.