Associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life among endometrial carcinoma survivors - A cross-sectional study

Objective. To explore possible associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in endometrial carcinoma survivors by assessing differences in HRQoL between survivors meeting and not meeting the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations regarding physical activity, BMI, and smoking. Methods. This was a cross-sectional population-based study in women having undergone surgery for as- sumed early-stage endometrial carcinoma. Thresholds for clinical importance based on the EORTC QoL working group were used to interpret scores. Effect size (ES) was interpreted as small (d = 0.2–0.49), medium (d = 0.5–0.8), and large (d > 0.8). Results. In total, 1200 evaluable women were included. Meeting physical activity recommendations and BMI