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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2021 May 20;16(3):542–551. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01049-z

Table 3:

Physical Function Responder Analysis by Weight Loss at 6 and 12 months

< 5% Weight loss
n (%)
≥ 5% Weight loss
n (%)
P value** Total
Physical Function Status
at 6 months*
N = 55 N = 28 N = 83
Improved 10 (18.2) 14 (50.0) 0.004 24 (28.9)
Stable 32 (58.2) 13 (46.4) 45 (54.2)
Worsened 13 (23.6) 1 (3.6) 14 (16.9)
Physical Function Status
at 12 months*
N = 43 N = 25 N = 68
Improved 7 (16.3) 10 (40.0) 0.05 17 (25.0)
Stable 27 (62.8) 13 (52.0) 40 (58.8)
Worsened 9 (20.9) 2 (8.0) 11 (16.2)
*

Participants were grouped into 3 categories based on changes in NIH PROMIS Version 1.0 Short Form physical function: Improved (score increase of 5 or more), Stable (score change of less than 5) and Worsened (score decrease of 5 or more)

**

P value for Fisher’s exact test for differences in the distribution of change in physical function at 6 months and 12 months between groups defined according to weight loss