Table 4 Weight, BMI, and lifestyle variations.

From: Changes in eating habits and food preferences in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy

 

Baseline (T0)

First follow-up (T1)

Final follow-up (T2)

p*

Weight

kg (95% CI)

64.8 (63.1–66.5)

64.8 (63.1–66.5)

65.2 (63.5–66.9)

0.202

BMI

kg/m2 (95% CI)

24.7 (24.1–25.4)

24.7 (24.1–25.4)

24.9 (24.3–25.5)

0.261

Employment

Number of patients

Yes

152 (74.1%)

87 (42.4%)

89 (43.4%)

< 0.0001

No

53 (25.9%)

118 (57.6%)

116 (56.6%)

Physical activity

Number of patients

Yes

108 (52.7%)

90 (43.9%)

89 (43.4%)

0.036

No

97 (47.3%)

115 (56.1%)

116 (56.6%)

  1. kg kilograms, BMI body mass index.
  2. *Friedman’s and Chi-squared test.