Table 1 Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics of participants included in the Energy for Life after ColoRectal cancer (EnCoRe) study at 6 weeks after treatment
Characteristics | Total, n = 289a |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 67.1 ± 9.0 |
Sex (male), n (%) | 194 (67.1) |
Educationb, n (%) | |
Low | 80 (27.7) |
Medium | 110 (38.1) |
High | 99 (34.3) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 27.5 ± 4.5 |
BMI categorical, n (%) | |
Underweight: < 18.5 kg/m2 | 2 (0.7) |
Healthy weight: 18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2 | 91 (31.5) |
Overweight: 25.0 – 29.9 kg/m2 | 123 (42.6) |
Obese: ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 73 (25.3) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |
Never | 86 (29.8) |
Former | 178 (61.6) |
Current | 25 (8.7) |
Alcohol intake (g/day), median (IQR) | 6.2 (0.0 – 18.7) |
Employed (yes), n (%) | 88 (30.4) |
Stoma (yes), n (%) | 80 (27.7) |
Treatment, n (%) | |
No treatment given | 13 (4.5) |
Surgery alone | 146 (50.5) |
Radiotherapy alone | 1 (0.3) |
Surgery and radiotherapy | 18 (6.2) |
Surgery and chemotherapy | 58 (20.1) |
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy | 18 (6.2) |
Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy | 35 (12.1) |
Cancer type, n (%) | |
Colon | 183 (63.3) |
Rectosigmoid and rectum | 106 (36.7) |
Tumour stage, n (%) | |
Stage I | 91 (31.5) |
Stage II | 72 (24.9) |
Stage III | 126 (43.6) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
0 comorbidities | 60 (20.8) |
1 comorbidity | 78 (27.0) |
≥ 2 comorbidities | 151 (52.2) |
Total physical activity (h/day), median (IQR) | 1.4 (1.0 – 1.9) |
Prolonged sedentary timec (h/day), median (IQR) | 4.8 (3.2 – 6.7) |