An Evaluation of Factors Predicting Diet Quality among Cancer Patients

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 1019
• Main Authors: Kane, Kathleen, Ilic, Sanja, Paden, Holly, Lustberg, Maryam, Grenade, Cassandra, Bhatt, Aashish, Diaz, Dayssy, Beery, Anna, Hatsu, Irene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.08.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cancer; Demographics; Diet; diet quality; Diet Surveys; Endometrium; Female; Health care; Health risks; Healthcare Disparities; Healthy Diet; healthy eating index; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neck; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - physiopathology; Neoplasms - therapy; Nutritional Status; Nutritive Value; Ohio - epidemiology; Patients; Prognosis; Protective Factors; Quality; Recommended Dietary Allowances; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Uterus; Variance analysis; cancer; diet quality; healthy eating index

A high diet quality is associated with a lower risk of cancer mortality. However, the predictive factors of diet quality among cancer patients are not well understood. This study determines the socio-demographic and disease-related factors that affect diet quality among cancer patients. Two hundred...