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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Feb;35(1):22–31. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318200598e

Table 3.

Health Behaviors by Primary Tumor Type

Variable Level Ovarian Uterine Cervical Lung Colon Lymphoma Leukemia Melanoma Brain Other Multiple Unadjusted
p-value
Age
Adjusted
p-value
Age at
Questionnaire
35–49 20 (16.8%) 21 (12.7%) 95 (34.4%) 0 (0%) 5 (3.6%) 25 (23.1%) 5 (17.9%) 59 (23.7%) 7 (87.5%) 220 (18.8%) 34 (12.1%) <.001 .
50–64 47 (39.5%) 58 (35.2%) 121 (43.8%) 18 (36.7%) 36 (26.3%) 32 (29.6%) 10 (35.7%) 91 (36.5%) 1 (12.5%) 401 (34.2%) 98 (34.8%) . .
65+ 52 (43.7%) 86 (52.1%) 60 (21.7%) 31 (63.3%) 96 (70.1%) 51 (47.2%) 13 (46.4%) 99 (39.8%) 0 (0%) 550 (47%) 150 (53.2%) . .
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Regular
Mammograms
Missing 0 (%) 2 (%) 3 (%) 0 (%) 2 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 3 (%) 0 (%) 23 (%) 1 (%) 0.520 0.954
No 8 (6.7%) 10 (6.1%) 33 (12.1%) 3 (6.1%) 9 (6.7%) 12 (11.2%) 1 (3.6%) 23 (9.3%) 1 (12.5%) 97 (8.4%) 25 (8.9%) . .
Yes 111 (93.3%) 153 (93.9%) 240 (87.9%) 46 (93.9%) 126 (93.3%) 95 (88.8%) 27 (96.4%) 223 (90.7%) 7 (87.5%) 1051 (91.6%) 256 (91.1%) . .
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Smoke
N/F/C
never 82 (68.9%) 101 (61.2%) 107 (38.8%) 11 (22.4%) 77 (56.2%) 73 (67.6%) 21 (75%) 166 (66.7%) 5 (62.5%) 733 (62.6%) 154 (54.6%) <.001 <.001
former 29 (24.4%) 57 (34.5%) 123 (44.6%) 33 (67.3%) 52 (38%) 33 (30.6%) 7 (25%) 69 (27.7%) 2 (25%) 386 (33%) 109 (38.7%) . .
current 8 (6.7%) 7 (4.2%) 46 (16.7%) 5 (10.2%) 8 (5.8%) 2 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 14 (5.6%) 1 (12.5%) 52 (4.4%) 19 (6.7%) . .
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Regular
Alcohol
Use?
No 49 (41.2%) 54 (32.7%) 78 (28.3%) 16 (32.7%) 55 (40.1%) 41 (38%) 15 (53.6%) 69 (27.7%) 3 (37.5%) 368 (31.4%) 102 (36.2%) 0.020 0.070
Yes 70 (58.8%) 111 (67.3%) 198 (71.7%) 33 (67.3%) 82 (59.9%) 67 (62%) 13 (46.4%) 180 (72.3%) 5 (62.5%) 803 (68.6%) 180 (63.8%) . .
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Frequency of
Alcohol
Use
Missing 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 1 (%) 0.010 0.246
daily 8 (6.7%) 19 (11.5%) 24 (8.7%) 9 (18.4%) 17 (12.4%) 15 (13.9%) 3 (10.7%) 32 (12.9%) 0 (0%) 144 (12.3%) 29 (10.3%) . .
weekly 23 (19.3%) 36 (21.8%) 85 (30.8%) 11 (22.4%) 30 (21.9%) 25 (23.1%) 3 (10.7%) 57 (22.9%) 4 (50%) 250 (21.4%) 54 (19.2%) . .
monthly 36 (30.3%) 50 (30.3%) 84 (30.4%) 10 (20.4%) 31 (22.6%) 26 (24.1%) 6 (21.4%) 85 (34.1%) 1 (12.5%) 372 (31.8%) 82 (29.2%) . .
never 52 (43.7%) 60 (36.4%) 83 (30.1%) 19 (38.8%) 59 (43.1%) 42 (38.9%) 16 (57.1%) 75 (30.1%) 3 (37.5%) 404 (34.5%) 116 (41.3%) . .
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Caffeine
usage
Missing 1 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 1 (%) 7 (%) 6 (%) 0.210 0.392
no 18 (15.3%) 34 (20.6%) 42 (15.3%) 14 (28.6%) 24 (17.5%) 18 (16.8%) 5 (17.9%) 44 (17.7%) 2 (28.6%) 208 (17.9%) 51 (18.5%) . .
1 or
less/day
31 (26.3%) 45 (27.3%) 54 (19.6%) 9 (18.4%) 32 (23.4%) 26 (24.3%) 13 (46.4%) 62 (25%) 1 (14.3%) 304 (26.1%) 69 (25%) . .
2 to 3/day 49 (41.5%) 60 (36.4%) 111 (40.4%) 17 (34.7%) 59 (43.1%) 49 (45.8%) 6 (21.4%) 99 (39.9%) 2 (28.6%) 477 (41%) 108 (39.1%) . .
4+/day 20 (16.9%) 26 (15.8%) 68 (24.7%) 9 (18.4%) 22 (16.1%) 14 (13.1%) 4 (14.3%) 43 (17.3%) 2 (28.6%) 175 (15%) 48 (17.4%) . .
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Physical
Activity
Missing 2 (%) 2 (%) 2 (%) 2 (%) 3 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 4 (%) 1 (%) 5 (%) 7 (%) <.001 0.442
low/none 11 (9.4%) 16 (9.8%) 28 (10.2%) 3 (6.4%) 18 (13.4%) 13 (12.1%) 6 (21.4%) 17 (6.9%) 0 (0%) 104 (8.9%) 33 (12%) . .
mild only 42 (35.9%) 54 (33.1%) 80 (29.2%) 25 (53.2%) 53 (39.6%) 34 (31.8%) 5 (17.9%) 81 (33.1%) 0 (0%) 383 (32.8%) 106 (38.5%) . .
moderate only 49 (41.9%) 71 (43.6%) 108 (39.4%) 17 (36.2%) 53 (39.6%) 46 (43%) 13 (46.4%) 102 (41.6%) 5 (71.4%) 505 (43.3%) 106 (38.5%) . .
strenuous 15 (12.8%) 22 (13.5%) 58 (21.2%) 2 (4.3%) 10 (7.5%) 14 (13.1%) 4 (14.3%) 45 (18.4%) 2 (28.6%) 174 (14.9%) 30 (10.9%) . .
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BMI
Categories*
0 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 2 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 0.010 0.008
under 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.6%) 9 (3.3%) 0 (0%) 3 (2.2%) 2 (1.9%) 0 (0%) 10 (4%) 0 (0%) 20 (1.7%) 8 (2.8%) . .
normal 45 (37.8%) 61 (37%) 85 (30.9%) 26 (53.1%) 52 (38.5%) 43 (39.8%) 13 (46.4%) 98 (39.4%) 1 (12.5%) 489 (41.8%) 101 (35.8%) . .
overwt 29 (24.4%) 44 (26.7%) 91 (33.1%) 12 (24.5%) 51 (37.8%) 34 (31.5%) 8 (28.6%) 80 (32.1%) 3 (37.5%) 361 (30.9%) 80 (28.4%) . .
obese 44 (37%) 59 (35.8%) 90 (32.7%) 11 (22.4%) 29 (21.5%) 29 (26.9%) 7 (25%) 61 (24.5%) 4 (50%) 300 (25.6%) 93 (33%) . .
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Weight
change
from 5yrs
Mean (N, S.D.) 1.6 (118, 19.62) −0.8 (164, 20.12) 4.8 (274, 19.7) −1.6 (49, 14.48) −0.8 (134, 15.69) 2.5 (108, 22.29) 0.6 (28, 21.12) 2.3 (248, 15.06) 13.9 (8, 21.05) 0.8 (1164, 18.02) 1.2 (281, 19.66) 0.020 0.495
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Weight
change
from 10yrs
Mean (N, S.D.) 9.4 (117, 25.22) 5.7 (162, 20.49) 14.1 (269, 23.55) 4.2 (48, 22.34) 2.8 (133, 19.9) 7 (108, 24.53) 9.3 (28, 22.96) 7.5 (249, 17.63) 33.8 (8, 31.71) 7.5 (1155, 21.13) 5.9 (277, 23.93) <.001 0.149
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Overall
Health
Assessment
Missing 0 (%) 3 (%) 2 (%) 1 (%) 3 (%) 0 (%) 1 (%) 5 (%) 0 (%) 24 (%) 5 (%) <.001 0.001
excellent 17 (14.3%) 24 (14.8%) 49 (17.9%) 3 (6.3%) 12 (9%) 7 (6.5%) 4 (14.8%) 42 (17.2%) 2 (25%) 174 (15.2%) 21 (7.6%) . .
very good 37 (31.1%) 44 (27.2%) 94 (34.3%) 9 (18.8%) 46 (34.3%) 42 (38.9%) 8 (29.6%) 93 (38.1%) 3 (37.5%) 415 (36.2%) 87 (31.4%) . .
good 42 (35.3%) 66 (40.7%) 98 (35.8%) 22 (45.8%) 47 (35.1%) 36 (33.3%) 8 (29.6%) 79 (32.4%) 2 (25%) 403 (35.1%) 106 (38.3%) . .
fair/poor 23 (19.3%) 28 (17.3%) 33 (12%) 14 (29.2%) 29 (21.6%) 23 (21.3%) 7 (25.9%) 30 (12.3%) 1 (12.5%) 155 (13.5%) 63 (22.7%) . .
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Vitamins Mean (N, S.D.) 2.4 (118, 2.47) 2.8 (164, 2.75) 2 (274, 2.14) 2.7 (48, 2.74) 2.3 (133, 2.03) 2.3 (107, 2.43) 2.1 (28, 2.62) 2 (240, 2.27) 1.3 (8, 1.04) 2.3 (1154, 2.37) 2.2 (278, 2.19) 0.040 0.365
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Cat #
Vitamins
1 (%) 1 (%) 2 (%) 1 (%) 4 (%) 1 (%) 0 (%) 9 (%) 0 (%) 17 (%) 4 (%) 0.300 0.821
None 22 (18.6%) 27 (16.5%) 71 (25.9%) 8 (16.7%) 20 (15%) 26 (24.3%) 7 (25%) 59 (24.6%) 2 (25%) 208 (18%) 54 (19.4%) . .
1 31 (26.3%) 33 (20.1%) 62 (22.6%) 10 (20.8%) 32 (24.1%) 23 (21.5%) 7 (25%) 55 (22.9%) 3 (37.5%) 274 (23.7%) 74 (26.6%) . .
2 22 (18.6%) 36 (22%) 54 (19.7%) 12 (25%) 36 (27.1%) 24 (22.4%) 8 (28.6%) 62 (25.8%) 2 (25%) 291 (25.2%) 61 (21.9%) . .
3+ 43 (36.4%) 68 (41.5%) 87 (31.8%) 18 (37.5%) 45 (33.8%) 34 (31.8%) 6 (21.4%) 64 (26.7%) 1 (12.5%) 381 (33%) 89 (32%) . .
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CAM Mean (N, S.D.) 1.1 (117, 1.42) 1.1 (161, 1.33) 1.1 (270, 1.24) 0.7 (48, 0.99) 0.6 (129, 0.86) 1 (105, 1.41) 1.2 (28, 1.22) 1.1 (245, 1.22) 0.9 (7, 1.46) 1.1 (1135, 1.21) 1.1 (272, 1.31) 0.020 0.069
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Cat #
CAM
Missing 2 (%) 4 (%) 6 (%) 1 (%) 8 (%) 3 (%) 0 (%) 4 (%) 1 (%) 36 (%) 10 (%) 0.280 0.404
None 52 (44.4%) 69 (42.9%) 114 (42.2%) 26 (54.2%) 73 (56.6%) 52 (49.5%) 10 (35.7%) 101 (41.2%) 4 (57.1%) 463 (40.8%) 116 (42.6%) . .
1 28 (23.9%) 43 (26.7%) 76 (28.1%) 13 (27.1%) 35 (27.1%) 28 (26.7%) 9 (32.1%) 72 (29.4%) 2 (28.6%) 325 (28.6%) 71 (26.1%) . .
2 24 (20.5%) 28 (17.4%) 48 (17.8%) 8 (16.7%) 17 (13.2%) 12 (11.4%) 5 (17.9%) 39 (15.9%) 0 (0%) 208 (18.3%) 44 (16.2%) . .
3+ 13 (11.1%) 21 (13%) 32 (11.9%) 1 (2.1%) 4 (3.1%) 13 (12.4%) 4 (14.3%) 33 (13.5%) 1 (14.3%) 139 (12.2%) 41 (15.1%) . .
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Supplements Mean (N, S.D.) 0.3 (114, 0.72) 0.2 (158, 0.56) 0.3 (259, 0.7) 0.2 (43, 0.67) 0.2 (129, 0.6) 0.2 (102, 0.67) 0.1 (28, 0.45) 0.2 (238, 0.62) 0 (7, 0) 0.2 (1112, 0.66) 0.3 (268, 0.86) 0.920 0.680
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Cat #
Supplements
Missing 5 (%) 7 (%) 17 (%) 6 (%) 8 (%) 6 (%) 0 (%) 11 (%) 1 (%) 59 (%) 14 (%) 0.960 0.985
None 95 (83.3%) 136 (86.1%) 210 (81.1%) 37 (86%) 110 (85.3%) 88 (86.3%) 25 (89.3%) 201 (84.5%) 7 (100%) 921 (82.8%) 225 (84%) . .
1 12 (10.5%) 16 (10.1%) 34 (13.1%) 5 (11.6%) 11 (8.5%) 9 (8.8%) 2 (7.1%) 25 (10.5%) 0 (0%) 139 (12.5%) 27 (10.1%) . .
2 5 (4.4%) 3 (1.9%) 6 (2.3%) 0 (0%) 6 (4.7%) 2 (2%) 1 (3.6%) 9 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 33 (3%) 10 (3.7%) . .
3+ 2 (1.8%) 3 (1.9%) 9 (3.5%) 1 (2.3%) 2 (1.6%) 3 (2.9%) 0 (0%) 3 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 19 (1.7%) 6 (2.2%) . .
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