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Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Oct 10;179(1):229–240. doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05457-9

Table 3.

dietary fat intake trajectory following a breast cancer diagnosis

Predictors Low maintainer1(n=256) Medium-low maintainer (n=1,336) Medium-high maintainer (n=1,142) High maintainer(n=131)

OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P

Education (ref=high school or less)
 Some college Ref 1.09 (0.6 1, 1.92) 0.78 0.91 (0.51, 1.61) 0.74 0.91 (0.38, 2.16) 0.83
 College and above Ref 1.22 (0.70, 2.14) 0.48 0.89 (0.51, 1.57) 0.70 0.79 (0.33, 1.86) 0.59
Income (ref=<$50K)
 $50K-$89K Ref 1.06 (0.72, 1.58) 0.76 1.11 (0.75, 1.66) 0.60 1.46 (0.79, 2.71) 0.22
 $90K+ Ref 1.67 (0.86, 3.26) 0.13 1.03 (0.51, 2.05) 0.94 t 1.02 (0.33, 3.21) 0.97
Depressive symptoms (high vs. low) Ref 1.12 (0.70, 1.78) 0.63 0.99 (0.62, 1.59) 0.98 1.13 (0.55, 2.31) 0.74
Optimism (high vs. low) Ref 0.91 (0.63, 1.33) 0.63 0.78 (0.53, 1.15) 0.52 1.43 (0.79, 2.57) 0.24
Social support (high vs. low) Ref 0.85 (0.57, 1.27) 0.42 0.88 (0.58, 1.31) 0.02 0.86 (0.46, 1.61) 0.63
Worse PWB at 6 months (yes vs. no) Ref 0.58 (0.38, 0.89) 0.01 0.61 (0.40, 0.94) 0.80 (0.42, 1.56) 0.52
Worse CIPN at 6 months (yes vs. no) Ref 1.53 (1.00, 2.33) 0.05 1.66 (1.08, 2.56) 0.02 1.53 (0.80, 2.94) 0.20
Age at diagnosis (ref=age<50)
 50–59 Ref 1.04 (0.51, 2.11) 0.91 0.74 (0.36, 1.52) 0.42 1.88 (0.56, 6.35) 0.31
 60–70 Ref 0.80 (0.34, 1.87) 0.60 0.78 (0.33, 1.84) 0.57 1.47 (0.37, 5.94) 0.59
 70+ Ref 0.67 (0.27, 1.64) 0.38 0.62 (0.25, 1.55) 0.31 0.77 (0.17, 3.47) 0.73
Race/ethnicity (ref=non-Hispanic White)
 non-Hispanic Black Ref 1.42 (0.58, 3.49) 0.44 1.37 (0.55, 3.40) 0.49 2.24 (0.70, 7.13) 0.17
 non-Hispanic Asian Ref 1.76 (0.88, 3.49) 0.11 2.37 (1.19, 4.73) 0.01 3.37 (1.31, 8.65) 0.01
 Hispanic Ref 1.06 (0.58, 1.96) 0.85 1.06 (0.57, 1.97) 0.86 0.83 (0.29, 2.35) 0.73
 Other Ref 1.46 (0.41, 5.15) 0.56 1.90 (0.54, 6.62) 0.32 0.77 (0.08, 7.85) 0.82
Postmenopausal (yes vs. no) Ref 0.99 (0.50, 1.95) 0.98 1.00 (0.50, 1.99) 0.99 1.55 (0.54, 4.40) 0.41
Baseline BMI (ref=BMI <25 kg/m2)
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) Ref 1.33 (0.89, 2.00) 0.17 1.60 (1.06, 2.43) 0.03 1.21 (0.59, 2.47) 0.60
 Obese (BMI 30+ kg/m2) Ref 1.47 (0.93, 2.33) 0.10 2.53 (1.60, 4.01) <0.01 3.04 (1.54, 6.02) <0.01
Stage (ref=Stage I)
 Stage II Ref 1.02 (0.65, 1.61) 0.92 1.38 (0.88, 2.17) 0.16 1.08 (0.52, 2.22) 0.84
 Stage III Ref 0.90 (0.43, 1.89) 0.78 0.99 (0.47, 2.08) 0.97 1.86 (0.62, 5.58) 0.27
 Stage IV Ref 2.23 (0.33, 14.9) 0.41 0.58 (0.08, 4.32) 0.59 NE NE
Number of lymph node removed (ref=0)
 1 Ref 1.60 (0.5 8, 4.41) 0.36 0.85 (0.32, 2.28) 0.75 0.75 (0.15, 3.76) 0.73
 2+ Ref 1.57 (0.60, 4.11) 0.36 1.02 (0.40, 2.60) 0.96 0.78 (0.17, 3.63) 0.76
ER/PR status (Positive vs. negative) Ref 0.41 (0.19, 0.90) 0.03 0.51 (0.23, 1.14) 0.10 0.34 (0.11, 1.10) 0.07
Surgery (ref=lumpectomy)
 Mastectomy Ref 0.90 (0.60, 1.36) 0.62 1.09 (0.72, 1.66) 0.67 1.27 (0.67, 2.41) 0.47
 None Ref 0.16 (0.02, 1.56) 0.11 0.69 (0.09, 5.33) 0.72 NE NE
Chemotherapy (ref=none)
Neoadjuvant Ref 0.64 (0.21, 1.90) 0.42 0.78 (0.27, 2.30) 0.66 0.29 (0.05, 1.70) 0.170.20
 Adjuvant Ref 0.90 (0.56, 1.45) 0.66 0.86 (0.53, 1.40) 0.55 0.60 (0.28, 1.31) 0.20
Hormonal therapy (yes vs. no) Ref 1.10 (0.63, 1.94) 0.73 1.08 (0.61, 1.93) 0.78 0.91 (0.36, 2.30) 0.84
Radiation (yes vs. no) Ref 0.89 (0.59, 1.35) 0.58 0.83 (0.54, 1.26) 0.38 1.01 (0.52, 1.94) 0.98

Note

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; CIPN, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; PWB, physical well-being; NE, not estimable

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Trajectory groups were labeled by the relative level of baseline behavior (high, medium, or low), direction of change (increased, unchanged, or decreased), and the persistence of change (temporary or stable).