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Table 1 Characteristics of the study group prior to the diagnosis of cancer and control group

From: Do older individuals who are diagnosed with cancer have worse physical performance prior to diagnosis compared to matched controls? A longitudinal cohort study

 

Number

Cancer n = 414

Number

Controls n = 1321

p-value

Socio-demographics

 Age, years, median [IQR]

414

69.2 [63.7–75.8]

1321

68.6 [63.0–76.6]

0.498

 Female

414

205 (49.5)

1321

720 (54.5)

0.076

 Current smoking

369

75 (20.3)

1269

220 (16.7)

0.191

 Alcohol use

369

 

1266

 

0.979

  No alcohol

 

57 (15.4)

 

195 (15.4)

 

  Moderate/light

290 (78.6)

999 (78.9)

  (Very) excessive

22 (6.0)

72 (5.7)

Anthropometry

 Body weight, kg, mean ± SD

362

77.9 ± 13.6

1245

78.4 ± 13.4

0.590

 Height, cm, mean ± SD

360

168.7 ± 9.3

1244

168.6 ± 9.3

0.913

 BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD

359

27.4 ± 4.2

1237

27.6 ± 4.3

0.364

Health characteristics

 Nr chronic diseases, median [IQR]

414

1 [0–2]

1321

1 [0–2]

0.726

 Nr of medicines, median [IQR]

332

2 [1–4]

1269

2 [0–4]

0.853

 MMSE, median [IQR]

414

28 [27–29]

1321

28 [27–29]

0.064

  1. All variables are presented in numbers (percentage) unless indicated otherwise. Alcohol was based on the Garretsen indication of present alcohol use and was categorized into three groups. IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination 0–30 points, BMI Body Mass Index, kg kilograms, cm centimeters, m2 square meters, nr number, s seconds, m/s meters per second