Table 5.

Mean scores of BIPQ by treatment arm

	Questionnaire time points		p value
	Baseline	Before last cycle of chemotherapy	Time	Randomization	Time by randomization
BIPQ
Understanding
Regular diet	7.08 (1.84)	6.57 (2.36)	0.674	0.009	0.193
FMD	7.36 (1.85)	7.75 (1.78)
Consequences
Regular diet	6.41 (1.77)	6.79 (2.24)
FMD	6.25 (1.97)	5.91 (2.38)	0.155	0.196	0.148
Timeline
Regular diet	5.07 (1.83)	4.53 (1.64)	0.992	0.118	0.843
FMD	4.47 (1.77)	3.91 (1.73)
Personal control
Regular diet	5.62 (1.93)	4.60 (2.31)	0.036	0.536	0.540
FMD	5.37 (1.92)	5.00 (2.17)
Treatment control
Regular diet	6.34 (1.94)	5.13 (2.42)	0.060	0.203	0.475
FMD	6.43 (1.57)	5.82 (2.59)
Identity
Regular diet	6.03 (1.57)	6.36 (2.09)	0.081	0.072	0.234
FMD	5.90 (1.78)	5.53 (2.22)
Concern
Regular diet	6.05 (2.03)	5.54 (2.39)	0.758	0.230	0.033
FMD	6.08 (2.56)	4.24 (2.37)
Emotional response
Regular diet	6.05 (2.03)	5.00 (2.53)	0.922	0.489	0.145
FMD	5.90 (2.09)	4.30 (2.53)

P-values < 0.05 were considered significant

P time changes of Illness perception scores over time, P randomization differences in Illness perceptions between the two treatment groups, P time by randomization different effects between treatment groups over time, FMD fasting mimicking diet