Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline.
Characteristic | Group A Dietary & PA (n = 55) | Group B Dietary only (n = 56) | Group C PA only (n = 56) | Group D Usual care (n = 56) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Age, years (mean, SD) | 63.2 | 11.4 | 65.9 | 9.8 | 66.6 | 9.5 | 64.9 | 9.4 | 0.324 |
Sex | 0.221 | ||||||||
Male | 37 | 67.3 | 34 | 60.7 | 40 | 71.4 | 30 | 53.6 | |
Female | 18 | 32.7 | 22 | 39.3 | 16 | 28.6 | 26 | 46.4 | |
Education level | 0.238 | ||||||||
High school or below | 7 | 12.7 | 6 | 10.7 | 11 | 19.6 | 4 | 7.1 | |
College or above | 48 | 87.3 | 50 | 89.3 | 45 | 80.4 | 52 | 92.9 | |
Care giver | 0.875 | ||||||||
Self | 35 | 63.6 | 35 | 62.5 | 39 | 69.6 | 39 | 69.6 | |
Spouse | 12 | 21.8 | 15 | 26.8 | 13 | 23.2 | 11 | 19.6 | |
Others | 8 | 14.5 | 6 | 10.7 | 4 | 7.1 | 6 | 10.7 | |
Monthly household income† | 0.422 | ||||||||
≤HK$10,000 | 21 | 38.2 | 18 | 32.1 | 20 | 35.7 | 15 | 26.8 | |
HK$10,000-HK$25,000 | 12 | 21.8 | 11 | 19.6 | 12 | 21.4 | 22 | 39.3 | |
>HK$25,000 | 19 | 34.5 | 23 | 41.1 | 19 | 33.9 | 17 | 30.4 | |
Cancer site | 0.589 | ||||||||
Colon | 35 | 63.6 | 34 | 60.7 | 29 | 51.8 | 35 | 62.5 | |
Rectum | 20 | 36.4 | 22 | 39.3 | 26 | 46.4 | 21 | 37.5 | |
Colon and rectum | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
AJCC tumor stage | 0.407 | ||||||||
Stage I | 14 | 25.9 | 9 | 16.1 | 8 | 14.5 | 12 | 21.4 | |
Stage II | 24 | 44.4 | 20 | 35.7 | 27 | 49.1 | 24 | 42.9 | |
Stage III or IV | 16 | 29.6 | 27 | 48.2 | 20 | 36.4 | 20 | 35.7 | |
Cigarette smoking status | 0.684 | ||||||||
Never-smoker | 39 | 70.9 | 41 | 73.2 | 37 | 66.1 | 42 | 75.0 | |
Ex-smoker | 14 | 25.5 | 10 | 17.9 | 16 | 28.6 | 10 | 17.9 | |
Current smoker | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 8.9 | 3 | 5.4 | 4 | 7.1 | |
Alcohol drinking habit | 0.818 | ||||||||
Never drinker | 31 | 56.4 | 30 | 53.6 | 32 | 57.1 | 38 | 67.9 | |
Ex-drinker | 17 | 30.9 | 17 | 30.4 | 16 | 28.6 | 12 | 21.4 | |
Current drinker | 7 | 12.7 | 9 | 16.1 | 8 | 14.3 | 6 | 10.7 | |
Hypertension | 18 | 32.7 | 28 | 50.0 | 20 | 35.7 | 22 | 39.3 | 0.264 |
Ischemic heart disease | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.9 | 6 | 10.7 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.165 |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 | 14.5 | 13 | 23.2 | 6 | 10.7 | 9 | 16.1 | 0.335 |
Chronic respiratory diseases | 3 | 5.5 | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.4 | 0.370 |
Chronic renal disease | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.555 |
Cerebrovascular accident | 2 | 3.6 | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.517 |
Stoma status | 0.922 | ||||||||
No stoma | 47 | 85.8 | 48 | 85.7 | 48 | 85.7 | 50 | 89.3 | |
Permanent or temporary sotma | 8 | 14.5 | 8 | 14.3 | 8 | 14.3 | 6 | 10.7 | |
Body weight, kg (mean, SD) | 62.9 | 12.0 | 62.1 | 11.0 | 61.8 | 10.4 | 61.3 | 10.7 | 0.893 |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean, SD) | 23.8 | 3.3 | 24.0 | 3.2 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 23.9 | 3.6 | 0.987 |
Caloric intake, Kcal (mean, SD) | 1530 | 400 | 1548 | 429 | 1518 | 367 | 1520 | 477 | 0.979 |
Dietary & PA targets | |||||||||
RPM intake, servings/week (mean, SD) | 9.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 0.547 |
RG intake, servings/day (mean, SD) | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.438 |
Accumulated MVPA, minutes/week (mean, SD) | 534.2 | 329.3 | 498.1 | 316.8 | 460.8 | 239.6 | 473.3 | 267.3 | 0.597 |
Meeting red/processed meat target | 14 | 25.5 | 16 | 28.6 | 10 | 17.9 | 16 | 28.6 | 0.516 |
Meeting refined grain target | 6 | 10.9 | 7 | 12.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 5 | 8.9 | 0.922 |
Meeting PA general health target | 47 | 85.5 | 46 | 82.1 | 46 | 82.1 | 50 | 89.3 | 0.980 |
Meeting PA cancer outcome target | 41 | 74.5 | 34 | 60.7 | 37 | 66.1 | 42 | 75.0 | 0.614 |
