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Table. 2.

Table. 2.

Handgrip strengths (kg) according to time after cancer diagnosis as compared with subjects without a cancer history

Unadjusted Age- and sex-adjusted Multivariate* adjusted



ß (95% CI) P-value ß (95% CI) P-value ß (95% CI) P-value
Within 5 years of cancer diagnosis −2.62 (‒3.49-‒1.75) <0.001 −0.52 (−1.04-−0.01) 0.047 −0.25 (−0.79-0.29) 0.361
After 5 years of cancer diagnosis −1.88 (‒2.22-‒1.54) <0.001 −0.17 (−0.38-0.03) 0.092 0.02 (−0.19-0.24) 0.832

ß, regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval. *Includes age, sex, education level, economic status, current job, current smoking, frequent drinking, aerobic exercise, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, or stroke), and depressive mood. Aerobic exercise as defined by Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was ≥2.5 hours/week of moderate intensity activities, or a considered combination of activities.

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