Effects of tailored exercise on glycemic and nutritional outcomes in diabetic patients with colorectal cancer and on chemotherapy

Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between two groups, mean ± SD/n (%)

Index	SC group (n = 111)	IET group (n = 134)	t/χ²	P value
Age (years)	58.44 ± 7.65	57.96 ± 8.17	0.478	0.633
BMI (kg/m²)	24.37 ± 4.11	24.42 ± 4.12	0.09	0.928
Female/male	31 (27.93)/80 (72.07)	39 (29.1)/95 (70.9)	0.041	0.839
Smoking status	22 (19.82)	21 (15.67)	0.722	0.396
Drinking status	12 (10.81)	11 (8.21)	0.483	0.487
Physical activity (hours/week)	4.69 ± 2.22	4.69 ± 1.93	0.024	0.981
Education level (high school and below/bachelor degree and above)	94 (84.68)/17 (15.32)	117 (87.31)/17 (12.69)	0.351	0.554
Occupation status (working/not working)	46 (41.44)/65 (58.56)	51 (38.06)/83 (61.94)	0.29	0.59
Difficulty paying for basics (hard/ not hard)	75 (67.57)/36 (32.43)	88 (65.67)/46 (34.33)	0.098	0.754
Marital status (single/married/divorced)	28 (25.23)/59 (53.15)/24 (21.62)	37 (27.61)/75 (55.97)/22 (16.42)	1.094	0.579
Monthly average income (< 3000/3000-6000/> 6000)	23 (20.72)/56 (50.45)/32 (28.83)	23 (17.16)/57 (42.54)/54 (40.3)	3.508	0.173
Hypertension	31 (27.93)	32 (23.88)	0.521	0.471
Anemia	18 (16.22)	15 (11.19)	1.314	0.252

BMI: Body mass index; IET: Individualized exercise training; SC: Standard care.