Table 4 Nutritional status and quality of life in gynecological cancer
First Author, Year, Study Place | Data Collection Period | Study Design | Sample Size | Nutritional Assessment | Quality of Life Assessment | Groups being compared | Key results | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gil KM, 2007, USA [29] | January 2001 to July 2004 | Prospective longitudinal study, consecutive case series | 157 requiring surgery for a pelvic mass or a positive endometrial biopsy (endometrial cancer) Ovarian cancer: n = 33 Endometrial cancer: n = 45 Benign adnexal mass: n = 79 | BMI (kg/m2) | 1. SF-36 for General Health Status 2. FACT-G | BMI was used as a continuous variable | Univariate: Increasing BMI was negatively correlated with physical, social and functional well being. Multivariate: BMI continued to be a significant independent variable included in the model for social well-being, p = 0.03. | BMI was significantly associated with QoL. As treatment options become more complex, these variables are likely to be of increasing importance in evaluating treatment effects on QoL. |