Variables
Fruit consumption
p-value
Vegetable consumption
p-value
n(%)
n(%)
Gender
Male
20 (52.6)
0.611
16 (61.5)
0.264
Female
18 (47.4)
10 (38.5)
Age
<50 years
8 (21.1)
0.390*
3 (11.5)
0.100*
50-64 years
12 (31.6)
10 (38.5)
>65 years
18 (47.3)
13 (50)
Marital Status
Have a partner
21 (55.3)
0.707
15 (57.7)
0.855
Have no partner
17 (44.7)
11 (42.3)
Cancer Location
Esophagus/stomach
8 (21)
0.584*
4 (15.4)
0.609*
Colon and rectus
27 (71.1)
21 (80.8)
Spleen and Gallbladder
3 (7.9)
1 (3.8)
Type of Chemotherapy
Previous/Neoadjuvant
12 (31.6)
0.056*
9 (34.6)
0.210*
Adjuvant
10 (26.3)
6 (23.1)
Palliative
16 (42.1)
11 (42.3)
Subjective Global Assessment
A
5 (13.2)
0.281*
4 (15.4)
0.344*
B
27 (71)
18 (69.2)
C
6 (15.8)
4 (15.4)
BMI
Low weight
2 (5.3)
0.185*
1 (3.9)
0.118*
Eutrophic
23 (60.5)
15 (57.7)
Overweight
12 (31.6)
9 (34.6)
Obesity
1 (2.6)
1 (3.9)
Meals/day
≤ 3
13 (34.2)
0.613
10 (38.5)
0.334
>3
25 (65.8)
16 (61.5)
*p for linear trend
Table 4:
Fruit and vegetables consumption in relation to socio-demographic variables. Pelotas, Brazil, 2014 (N=46).