Table 4.
Frequency of self-reported healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors among 315 breast cancer survivors recruited through social media to complete the online version of the novel Cancer Survivors Adherence to Recommendations for Healthy Eating survey in 2016
| Self-reported healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviorsa | All breast cancer survivors (n = 315) | Breast cancer survivors undergoing treatmentb (n = 111) | Breast cancer survivors who had completed treatment (n = 204) | P valuec |
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| Nutrition | n (%) | |||
| I eat 5+ servings/d of vegetables and fruits | 162 (52.4) | 56 (51.9) | 106 (52.7) | 0.88 |
| I eat 3+ servings/d of whole-grain breads, pasta, and cereal | 115 (37.3) | 44 (40.7) | 71 (35.5) | 0.36 |
| I rarely eat red meat or processed meat like bacon, hot dogs, and sausage | 200 (64.7) | 74 (68.5) | 126 (62.7) | 0.31 |
| I choose reduced fat or fat-free milk, yogurt, and cheese | 194 (63.2) | 70 (66.4) | 124 (61.7) | 0.45 |
| I take it easy on high-calorie, baked goods such as pies, cakes, cookies, sweet rolls, and doughnuts | 254 (82.5) | 91 (84.3) | 163 (81.5) | 0.54 |
| I rarely add butter, margarine, oil, sour cream or mayonnaise to foods or cooking | 169 (54.7) | 56 (51.9) | 113 (56.2) | 0.46 |
| I rarely eat fried foods | 282 (91.3) | 98 (90.7) | 184 (91.5) | 0.81 |
| I watch salt and choose low-sodium options | 215 (69.6) | 79 (73.2) | 136 (67.7) | 0.32 |
| Physical activity | ||||
| I get 150+ minu of moderate-to-vigorous physical activities each week | 166 (53.7) | 50 (46.3) | 116 (57.7) | 0.06 |
| I spend most of free time being active, instead of watching television or sitting at the computer | 134 (43.4) | 45 (41.7) | 89 (44.3) | 0.66 |
| Weight management | ||||
| I try to maintain a healthy weight. | 291 (94.2) | 100 (92.6) | 191 (95.0) | 0.38 |
a
Food and activity items were selected from the online Nutrition and Activity Quiz of the American Cancer Society.13
b
Breast cancer survivors undergoing treatment included 110 who were currently receiving treatment and 1 who were waiting for treatment to start.
c
P value corresponded to the comparison between breast cancer survivors who were undergoing treatment and those who had completed treatment.