Weight gain after breast cancer has been associated with recurrence and mortality. We therefore examined factors associated with ≥5% weight gain over 2-year follow-up of a cohort of newly diagnosed early-stage invasive breast cancer (EIBC) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients and age-matched controls without a breast cancer history.
Materials and Methods:
We interviewed participants 4–6 weeks after definitive surgical treatment (patients) or a negative/benign screening mammogram (controls). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify socioeconomic, psychosocial, and treatment factors associated with ≥5% weight gain over 2-year follow-up.
Results:
Overall, 88 (24%) of 362 EIBC patients, 31 (17%) of 178 DCIS patients, and 82 (15%) of 541 controls had ≥5% weight gain during follow-up. EIBC patients were more likely to experience ≥5% weight gain than DCIS patients (Odds ratio [OR] = 2.16; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.19–3.95) and controls (OR = 1.76; 95% CI = 1.23–2.51). Among EIBC patients, older patients (OR = 0.96; 95% CI = 0.93–0.99), patients who underwent endocrine therapy (OR = 0.43; 95% CI = 0.19–0.95), smokers (OR = 0.35; 95% CI = 0.14–0.86), and African Americans (OR = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.09–0.58) were less likely to have ≥5% weight gain than their respective counterparts. Among DCIS patients, older patients (OR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.89–0.99) were less likely to have ≥5% weight gain. Among controls, smokers were more likely to have ≥5% weight gain (OR = 3.03; 95% CI = 1.49–6.17).
Conclusions:
EIBC patients were more likely than DCIS patients and controls to experience ≥5% weight gain over follow-up. Studies are necessary to elucidate mechanisms of weight gain in early-stage breast cancer survivors.
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