Table 2

DEUS pilot trial baseline participant characteristics

CharacteristicShape-Up (n=25)Care as usual (n=24)Total
Age, mean (SD)62.6 (9.0)61.5 (7.7)62.1 (8.3)
Race
 White17 (68)16 (67)33 (67)
 Asian4 (16)5 (21)9 (18)
 Other4 (16)3 (12)7 (14)
Living arrangement
 Own outright/mortgage17 (68)15 (63)32 (65)
 Rent8 (30)9 (38)17 (35)
Marital status
 Married/living with partner/civil partnership12 (48)15 (63)27 (55)
 Separated/divorced7 (28)3 (12)10 (20)
 Widowed/single6 (24)6 (25)12 (24)
Education
 Degree/higher degree/higher education below degree level11 (44)12 (50)23 (47)
 Secondary education11 (44)10 (42)21 (42)
 No formal qualifications3 (12)2 (8)5 (10)
Employment
 Full time/self-employed9 (36)11 (46)20 (41)
 Part time/other6 (24)2 (8)8 (16)
 Retired10 (40)11 (46)21 (43)
Smoking
 Current2 (8)2 (8)4 (8)
 Former4 (16)5 (21)9 (18)
IMD (quintile)
 1 (most deprived)5 (20)4 (17)9 (18)
 29 (36)6 (25)15 (31)
 34 (16)7 (29)11 (22)
 43 (12)3 (13)6 (12)
 5 (least deprived)4 (16)4 (17)8 (16)
Time since diagnosis in months, mean (SD)19.2 (11.2)21.4 (11.3)20.3 (11.2)
Time since completion of primary treatment in months, mean (SD)17.1 (11.2)18.5 (11.7)17.8 (11.3)
Surgery25 (100)24 (100)49 (100)
Chemotherapy treatment3 (12)5 (21)8 (16)
External beam radiotherapy6 (24)12 (50)18 (37)
Brachytherapy11 (44)13 (54)24 (49)
Cancer stage
 IA11 (44)13 (54)24 (49)
 IB11 (44)6 (25)17 (35)
 II2 (8)3 (13)5 (10)
 IIIA1 (4)2 (8)3 (6)
Cancer grade
 16 (24)7 (29)13 (27)
 213 (52)9 (38)22 (45)
 36 (24)8 (33)14 (29)
Histology
 Endometrioid adenocarcinoma21 (84)19 (79)40 (82)
 Serous carcinoma1 (4)3 (13)4 (8)
 Mixed carcinoma1 (4)0 (0)1 (2)
 Serous surface papillary carcinoma0 (0)1 (4)1 (2)
 Carcinosarcoma2 (8)0 (0)2 (4)
 Adenosquamous carcinoma0 (0)1 (4)1 (2)
Histological type
 Type I21 (84)19 (79)40 (82)
 Type II4 (16)5 (21)9 (18)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 218 (75)21 (84)39 (80)
 36 (25)4 (16)10 (20)
WHO performance status
 020 (83)20 (80)40 (82)
 13 (13)5 (20)8 (16)
 21 (4)0 (0)1 (2)
Selected comorbidities
 Diabetes3 (12)4 (17)7 (14)
 Hypertension6 (24)7 (29)13 (27)
 Dyslipidaemia3 (12)3 (13)6 (12)
 Asthma1 (4)2 (8)3 (6)
 Osteoporosis2 (8)4 (17)6 (12)
 Weight, mean kg (SD)69.8 (14.8)71.9 (15.2)70.9 (14.9)
 BMI, mean kg/m2 (SD)27.3 (6.5)28.8 (6.1)28.0 (6.3)
 BMI, median kg/m2 (IQR)26.2 (24.3)26.9 (8.6)26.8 (6l.4)
 % Fat, mean (SD)35.3 (7.7)36.9 (6.3)36.1 (7.0)
  • Percentages might not add to 100 due to rounding.

  • Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified.

  • Body composition data for usual care n=23.

  • BMI, body mass index; DEUS, Diet and Exercise in Uterine Cancer Survivors; IMD, index of multiple deprivation.