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Table 1 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and reduced dietary intake (n = 290)

From: An evaluation of nutritional impact symptoms and their association with reduced dietary intake in patients with solid tumors at tertiary care hospitals: a multicenter, cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variables

Total (%)

n = 290

Reduced dietary intake

Yes

n = 215 (%)

Reduced dietary intake

No

n = 75 (%)

P value1

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

(model 1)

     

Odds ratio with 95% CI

Odds ratio with 95% CI 5

Age Category (years)

 18–29

 30–39

 40–49

 50–59

 60–69

 ≥70

12 (4.1)

21 (7.2)

61 (21)

81 (27.9)

80 (27.6)

35 (12.1)

9 (4.2)

16 (7.4)

42 (19.5)

61 (28.4)

60 (27.9)

27 (12.6)

3 (4)

5 (6.7)

19 (25.3)

20 (26.7)

20 (26.7)

8 (10.7

0.9462

Ref. (1)

1.067 (0.205–5.543)

0.737 (0.179–3.032)

1.017 (0.250–4.126)

1.000 (0.246–4.060)

1.125 (0.244–5.177)

 

Gender

 Female

 Male

196 (67.6)

94 (32.4)

79 (36.7)

136 (63.3)

15 (20)

60 (80)

0.0083

Ref. (1)

0.430 (0.229–0.808)

Ref. (1)

0.724 (0.309–1.699)

Marital status

 Married

 Single, divorced, widowed

202 (69.7)

88 (30.3)

140 (48.3)

75 (34.9)

62 (82.7)

13 (17.3)

0.0043

Ref. (1)

2.555 (1.320–4.945)

Ref. (1)

2.072 (1.017–4.221)

Educational level

 No formal education

 Primary school

 High school

 University degree and above

16 (5.5)

69 (23.8)

140 (48.3)

65 (22.4)

14 (6.5)

57 (26.5)

103 (47.9)

41 (19.1)

2 (2.7)

12 (16)

37 (49.3)

24 (32)

0.0412

Ref. (1)

0.679 (0.136–3.385)

0.398 (0.086–1.834)

0.244 (0.051–1.167)

Ref. (1)

0.514 (0.080–3.293)

0.357 (0.061–2.093)

0.266 (0.043–1.628)

Residency

 Urban

 Rural

 Palestinian refugee Camp

128 (44.1)

146 (50.3)

16 (5.5)

92 (42.8)

111 (51.6)

12 (5.6)

36 (48)

35 (46.7)

4 (5.3)

0.7332

Ref. (1)

1.241 (0.722–2.132)

1.174 (0.355–3.880)

 

Professional status

 Working

 Not working

54 (18.6)

236 (81.4)

37 (17.2)

178 (82.8)

17 (22.7)

58 (77.3)

0.2963

1.410 (0.739–2.691)

Ref. (1)

 

Monthly average income4

 Less than 400 JD

 400–1000 JD

 ≥ 1000 JD

81 (27.9)

167 (57.6)

42 (14.5)

64 (28.8)

117 (54.4)

34 (15.8)

17 (22.7)

50 (66.7)

8 (10.7)

0.1763

Ref. (1)

0.622 (0.331–1.166)

1.129 (0.442–2.883)

 
  1. JD: Jordanian Dinar (1 JD equals 1.41 US dollars)
  2. 1 Bold values denote statistical significance at the level of p < 0.05
  3. 2 Statistical significance of differences calculated using Fisher’s exact test
  4. 3Statistically significant differences were calculated using the chi-square test
  5. 4Jordanian Dinar (JD) equals 1.41 US dollars
  6. 5Bold values for odds ratios with 95% CIs denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level in the multivariate analysis model
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