Research Article
Physical Activity in Adolescents following Treatment for Cancer: Influencing Factors
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Survivor
| Comparison
| value |
| Age in years—mean (SD) | 16.0 (2.1) | 15.8 (1.7) | NS | % Male | 60.5 | 62.5 | NS | BMI percentile—mean (SD) | 60.5 (27.8) | 44.9 (25.2) | 0.005 | (i) % Under weight | 2.1 | 4.2 | | (ii) % Healthy | 74.5 | 87.5 | | (iii) % Overweight | 14.9 | 6.2 | | (iv) % Obese | 8.5 | 2.1 | | Diagnosis | | | | (i) % Leukemia | 66.6 | | | (ii) % Solid tumour | 12.5 | | | (iii) % Lymphoma | 18.7 | | | (iv) % CNS tumour | 2.1 | | |
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NS: not significant.
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