Changes in health status (self-rated health, body mass index, and medical conditions) among colon cancer survivors and population-based controls in North Carolina (N = 737)
| Characteristic . | Survivors (n = 278) . | . | . | . | Controls (n = 459) . | . | . | . | P value for change* . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | . | |||||||||
| Self-rated health (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Excellent | 9.7 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 0.82 | 15.5 | 12.5 | −3.0 | 0.72 | 0.02 | |||||||||
| Very good | 28.2 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 26.5 | −6.5 | ||||||||||||
| Good | 36.1 | 40.8 | 4.7 | 33.5 | 44.4 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||
| Fair | 19.1 | 12.3 | −6.8 | 15.3 | 13.8 | −1.5 | ||||||||||||
| Poor | 6.9 | 3.6 | −3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Normal (18-24.9 kg/m2) | 31.4 | 25.6 | −5.8 | 0.14 | 26.9 | 30.0 | 3.1 | 0.27 | 0.08 | |||||||||
| Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | 36.8 | 42.3 | 5.5 | 40.2 | 41.9 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 31.8 | 32.1 | 0.3 | 32.9 | 28.0 | −4.9 | ||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 28.1 (6.2) | 28.5 (6.1) | 0.4 | 0.14 | 28.8 (6.3) | 28.2 (5.9) | −0.6 | 0.43 | 0.93 | |||||||||
| Weight (kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 181 (46) | 184 (44) | 3 | 0.06 | 182 (44) | 180 (41) | −2 | 0.89 | 0.95 | |||||||||
| Self-reported medical conditions (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 20.2 | 22.0 | 1.8 | 0.61 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 0.28 | 0.57 | |||||||||
| Arthritic symptoms | 31.4 | 36.6 | 5.2 | 0.23 | 47.7 | 42.9 | −4.8 | 0.007 | 0.006 | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 43.0 | 47.6 | 4.6 | 0.29 | 47.3 | 50.6 | 3.3 | 0.87 | 0.25 | |||||||||
| Characteristic . | Survivors (n = 278) . | . | . | . | Controls (n = 459) . | . | . | . | P value for change* . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | . | |||||||||
| Self-rated health (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Excellent | 9.7 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 0.82 | 15.5 | 12.5 | −3.0 | 0.72 | 0.02 | |||||||||
| Very good | 28.2 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 26.5 | −6.5 | ||||||||||||
| Good | 36.1 | 40.8 | 4.7 | 33.5 | 44.4 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||
| Fair | 19.1 | 12.3 | −6.8 | 15.3 | 13.8 | −1.5 | ||||||||||||
| Poor | 6.9 | 3.6 | −3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Normal (18-24.9 kg/m2) | 31.4 | 25.6 | −5.8 | 0.14 | 26.9 | 30.0 | 3.1 | 0.27 | 0.08 | |||||||||
| Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | 36.8 | 42.3 | 5.5 | 40.2 | 41.9 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 31.8 | 32.1 | 0.3 | 32.9 | 28.0 | −4.9 | ||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 28.1 (6.2) | 28.5 (6.1) | 0.4 | 0.14 | 28.8 (6.3) | 28.2 (5.9) | −0.6 | 0.43 | 0.93 | |||||||||
| Weight (kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 181 (46) | 184 (44) | 3 | 0.06 | 182 (44) | 180 (41) | −2 | 0.89 | 0.95 | |||||||||
| Self-reported medical conditions (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 20.2 | 22.0 | 1.8 | 0.61 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 0.28 | 0.57 | |||||||||
| Arthritic symptoms | 31.4 | 36.6 | 5.2 | 0.23 | 47.7 | 42.9 | −4.8 | 0.007 | 0.006 | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 43.0 | 47.6 | 4.6 | 0.29 | 47.3 | 50.6 | 3.3 | 0.87 | 0.25 | |||||||||