Characteristics N Percentage (%) Gender  Male 25 54.3  Female 21 45.7 Age < 50 years 10 21.7  50-64 years 16 34.8 ≥ 65 years 20 43.5 Marital Status  Have a partner 26 56.5  Have no partner 20 43.5 Cancer Location  Esophagus/stomach 11 23.9  Colon and rectus 31 67.4  Spleen and Gallbladder 4 8.7 Type of Chemotherapy  Previous/ Neoadjuvant 13 28.3  Adjuvant 10 21.7  Palliative 23 50 Subjective Global Assessment  A 5 10.9  B 33 71.7  C 8 17.4 BMI  Low weight 3 6.5  Eutrophic 29 63  Overweight 13 28.3  Obesity 1 2.2 Meals/day  ≤ 3 15 32.6 > 3 31 67.4 Daily fruit intake yes 38 82.6 no 8 17.4 Daily vegetable intake yes 26 56.5 no 20 43.5

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics associated to the disease and the nutritional status. Pelotas, Brazil, 2014 (N=46).