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. 2024 Sep 30;208(3):643–655. doi: 10.1007/s10549-024-07460-1

Table 2.

Factors associated with the receipt of exercise advice from healthcare providers in a multivariable modified poisson regression analysis*

Variable Category Relative risk 95% Confidence interval
Lower Upper
Clinical characteristics
 BMI Normal (≥18.5–<25 kg/m2) Reference
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 0.74 0.54 1.03
Overweight (≥25–<30 kg/m2) 1.21 1.08 1.36
Obese/Morbidly Obese (≥30 kg/m2) 1.26 1.11 1.42
 Comorbidities  ≥1 Comorbidity 1.29 1.03 1.62
None Reference
 Difficulty performing ≥ 1 activity of daily living Yes 1.09 0.99 1.21
No Reference
 Fall history in past 12 months Yes 1.04 0.94 1.16
No Reference
 Radiation Yes 1.07 0.98 1.18
No Reference
 Grade Grade I Reference
Grade II 0.97 0.88 1.08
Grade III 0.92 0.81 1.05
Grade IV 0.46 0.08 2.54
 Age at diagnosis Continuous 0.99 0.98 1.00
 Time from survey to diagnosis Continuous 0.99 0.98 1.01
Sociodemographic characteristics
 Race/ethnicity Non-Hispanic White Reference
Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native/Asian or Pacific Islander 1.17 1.01 1.36
Non-Hispanic Black 0.98 0.83 1.14
Hispanic 1.14 0.99 1.32
 Marital status Married Reference
Divorced/separated/widowed 1.02 0.93 1.13
Never married 0.79 0.61 1.03
 Education College degree or more Reference
High school graduate or GED 0.88 0.80 0.98
Less than high school 0.77 0.67 0.88

*Represents a fully adjusted model; all variables in table were included in the model

BMI Body mass index, GED general education development