Fig. 2

Associations between pre-, post-diagnosis and changes in physical activity and fatigue. a: Associations between pre-diagnosis (last decade) physical activity and fatigue. b: Associations between post-diagnosis physical activity and fatigue. c: Associations between changes in physical activity from pre- to post-diagnosis and fatigue. Abbreviations: Q physical activity quartile (Q1 = inactive, Q2-Q4 = active), AM active maintainers, I increasers, D decreasers, IM inactive maintainers,5YFU five-year follow-up, BMI body mass index. Footnote: Linear regression analyses adjusted for a: age at baseline, sex, marital status, residential area, education, number of comorbidities at baseline, alcohol intake at baseline, smoking at baseline, BMI at baseline, cancer site, cancer stage, treatment, stoma; b and c: age at 5YFU, sex, marital status, residential area, education, number of comorbidities including information from baseline until 5YFU, alcohol intake at 5YFU, smoking including information from baseline until 5YFU, BMI at 5YFU, cancer site, cancer stage, treatment, stoma