Table 3 Multivariate linear regression models to predict DAL scores from gender, age, race, total energy intake, BMI, and cancer survivor status

 Male

–

–

–

 Female

−4.53 (−5.40 – (−3.66))

< 0.001

−3.69 (−4.55 – (−2.83))

< 0.001

−9.49 (−10.34 – (−8.64))

< 0.001

 Mexican American

–

–

–

 Other Hispanic

0.68 (−1.14–2.49)

0.460

−3.09 (−4.82 – (− 1.35))

0.001

− 2.58 (− 4.32 – (−0.84))

0.004

 Non-Hispanic White

−2.14 (− 3.60 – (−0.67))

0.005

−3.96 (− 5.39 – (− 2.54))

< 0.001

− 1.07 (− 2.54–0.39)

0.148

 Non-Hispanic Black

6.12 (4.66–7.58)

< 0.001

− 0.78 (− 2.19–0.62)

0.273

1.75 (0.31–3.20)

0.018

 Other Race - Including Multi-Racial

−0.39 (− 2.51–1.73)

0.714

− 3.06 (− 5.11 – (− 1.01))

0.004

− 2.24 (− 4.28 – (− 0.20))

0.032

 No

–

–

–

 Yes

0.54 (−1.07–2.14)

0.506

0.21 (− 1.19–1.60)

0.768

0.50 (− 0.92–1.92)

0.486

Body mass index (in kg/m²)

0.34 (0.26–0.42)

< 0.001

0.28 (0.22–0.35)

< 0.001

0.91 (0.84–0.97)

< 0.001

Total energy intake (in kcal/d)

0.0014 (0.001–0.0018)

< 0.001

0.0098 (0.0089–0.0105)

< 0.001

0.010 (0.092–0.0108)

< 0.001

Age (in years)

−0.56 (− 0.71 – (− 0.40)

< 0.001

−0.38 (− 0.52 – (− 0.24)

< 0.001

−0.27 (− 0.41 – (− 0.12)

< 0.001

Age squared (in years)

0.0025 (0.001–0.004)

< 0.001

0.0019 (0.0005–0.0032)

0.009

0.0003 (− 0.0011–0.0018)

0.635