Sleep Quality, Nutritional Habits, and Physical Activity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Dyadic Analysis Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Study Purpose
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Setting
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Data Screening
2.5. Covariates
3. Results
3.1. APIMs
3.2. Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Effects
4. Discussion
Limitations and Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Parent (n = 127) | Child (n = 127) | |
---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) years | 43.2 ± 7.6 | 11.0 ± 2.7 |
a BMI (mean ± SD) kg/m2 | 33.4 ± 9.3 | 34.4 ± 8.72 |
a BMI Percentile (mean ± SD) | -- | 95.6 ± 2.2 |
Gender | ||
Female: n (%) | 90 (72.3) | 67 (52.8) |
Race/Ethnicity: n (%) | ||
White | 51 (40.2) | 51 (40.2) |
Black/African American | 23 (18.1) | 23 (18.1) |
Hispanic/Latine | 44 (34.6) | 44 (34.6) |
Asian/ Pacific Islander | 4 (3.1) | 4 (3.1) |
Other | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.6) |
Missing | 3 (2.4) | 3 (2.4) |
Cancer Diagnosis | ||
b ALL | -- | 57 (44.9) |
Tumor | -- | 31 (24.4) |
c MDS | -- | 1 (0.8) |
d AML | -- | 11 (8.7) |
Missing | -- | 27 (21.3) |
Time since Diagnosis | -- | 6.2 ± 3.0 |
Income: n (%) | ||
<USD 20 K | 25 (19.7) | -- |
USD 20–34,999 | 24 (18.9) | -- |
USD 35–49,999 | 13 (10.2) | -- |
USD 50–69,999 | 11 (8.7) | -- |
>USD 70 K | 52 (40.9) | -- |
Missing | 2 (1.6) | -- |
Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Parent FAQ | - | |||||||
2. Child FAQ | 0.576 ** | - | ||||||
3. Parent PSQI | −0.201 * | −0.104 | - | |||||
4. Child PSQI | −0.250 ** | −0.194 * | 0.357 ** | - | ||||
5. Child age | −0.159 | −0.236 * | 0.032 | 0.063 | - | |||
6. Parent Age | −0.101 | −0.172 | −0.031 | 0.090 | 0.195 * | - | ||
7. Parent BMI | −0.166 | −0.189 * | 0.099 | 0.128 | 0.614 ** | 0.005 | - | |
8. Child BMI | −0.193 * | −0.066 | 0.061 | 0.135 | −0.045 | 0.002 | 0.084 | - |
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Serpas, D.G.; Sauls, R.; Gray, H.L.; Stern, M. Sleep Quality, Nutritional Habits, and Physical Activity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Dyadic Analysis Approach. Nutrients 2025, 17, 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020250
Serpas DG, Sauls R, Gray HL, Stern M. Sleep Quality, Nutritional Habits, and Physical Activity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Dyadic Analysis Approach. Nutrients. 2025; 17(2):250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020250
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerpas, Dylan G., Rachel Sauls, Heewon L. Gray, and Marilyn Stern. 2025. "Sleep Quality, Nutritional Habits, and Physical Activity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Dyadic Analysis Approach" Nutrients 17, no. 2: 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020250
APA StyleSerpas, D. G., Sauls, R., Gray, H. L., & Stern, M. (2025). Sleep Quality, Nutritional Habits, and Physical Activity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Dyadic Analysis Approach. Nutrients, 17(2), 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020250