Table 3 Multinomial regression for predictors of number of meals per day by cancer type

Cancer type: Acute myloid lymphoma (AML)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-0.703

[-0.7028968,-0.7028966]

< 0.001

Two meals

32.787

[0.097, 0.208]

< 0.001

Three meals

-14.429

[-15.2562999,-13.6034642]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Brain tumor (BT)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-2.8869

[-2.8869572,-2.8869572]

< 0.001

Two meals

-13.362

[-15.3023938,-11.4218131]

< 0.001

Three meals

-24.2831

[-25.6419594,-22.9243929]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Germ cell tumor (GCT)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-3.1392

[-3.1392562,-3.1392562]

< 0.001

Two meals

1.8714

[1.8714274, 1.8714284]

< 0.001

Three meals

-23.6849

[-26.1490448,-21.2208011]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Neuroblastoma (NB)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-2.9083

[-2.9083188,-2.9083188]

< 0.001

Two meals

-12.9757

[-14.6297213,-11.3218508]

< 0.001

Three meals

0.31374

[-1.0450421, 1.6725328]

0.650867

Cancer type: Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

42.2152

[42.2152541, 42.2152541]

< 0.001

Two meals

25.84632

[25.8463178, 25.8463194]

< 0.001

Three meals

-19.6288

[-21.7809622,-17.4768088]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Xerodema (XERO)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-0.686706

[-1.8296637, 0.4562514]

0.238965

Two meals

31.20864

[30.2406526, 32.1766393]

< 0.001

Three meals

-12.61120

[-13.4388368,-11.7835697]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-0.68670

[-1.8762377, 0.5028255]

0.2578574

Two meals

31.20864

[30.0191143, 32.3981776]

< 0.001

Three meals

-12.6112

[-12.6112032,-12.6112032]

< 0.001

Cancer type: Hepatoblastoma (HB)

Snacks

Ref

One Meal

-0.522057

[-0.5220572,-0.5220572]

< 0.001

Two meals

-5.142521

[-7.5941707,-2.6908718]

< 0.001

Three meals

22.06013

[22.0601389, 22.0601389]

< 0.001