Nutritional Inequality and Co-Morbid Chronic Disease Among Breast Cancer Survivors in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Breast cancer survivors often face an elevated risk of developing co-morbid chronic diseases, which may be exacerbated by nutritional inequalities. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the associations between nutrition literacy, dietary quality, and the risk of co-morbidity in breast cancer survivors in China.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among cancer survivors enrolled in the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club from March to July 2023. The multivariable models of logistic regression, Poisson regression, and mediation analysis were used to explore the relationship between nutrition literacy, dietary quality, and co-morbid chronic diseases among breast cancer survivors in China.

Results

The mean age of the 1552 female breas

SUBMITTER: Xia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643076 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature