TABLE II.
Current nutrition, alcohol, and tobacco behaviours of people with colorectal cancer
| Question |
Response [n (%) of 361a]
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing data | ||||
| I eat breakfast daily | Almost never or seldom | Some of the time | Fairly often or almost always | |
| 18 (5.0) | 14 (3.9) | 11 (3.0) | 318 (88.1) | |
| I eat a variety of fruits and vegetables daily | 0–2 Servings | 3–6 Servings | 7 or more servings | |
| 10 (2.8) | 50 (13.9) | 231 (64.0) | 70 (19.4) | |
| I eat processed meats | 2 Days per week or more | 1 Day per week | 2 Days per month or less | |
| 1 (0.3) | 91 (25.2) | 91 (25.2) | 178 (49.3) | |
| I drink water daily | 0–2 Cups | 3–5 Cups | >8 Cups | |
| 6 (1.7) | 90 (24.9) | 130 (36.0) | 135 (37.4) | |
| I take a vitamin D supplement daily | None | 100–400 IU | 1000 IU or more | |
| 15 (4.2) | 148 (41.0) | 71 (19.7) | 127 (35.2) | |
| My weight is | 15+ lb. over/under my ideal weight | 6–14 lb. over/under my ideal weight | At (or within 5 lb.) my ideal weight | |
| 6 (1.7) | 99 (27.4) | 119 (33.0) | 137 (38.0) | |
| I smoke tobacco | Once a week or more | None in the past 6 months or more | Never smoked | |
| 4 (1.1) | 29 (8.0) | 165 (45.7) | 163 (45.2) | |
| My average weekly alcohol intake is | >13 Servings | 8–12 Servings | 0–7 Servings | |
| 8 (2.2) | 30 (8.3) | 62 (17.2) | 261 (72.3) | |
| I drink more than four alcoholic beverages at one time | Almost daily or fairly often | Only on occasion | Never or almost never | |
| 5 (1.4) | 16 (4.4) | 39 (10.8) | 101 (28.0) | |
a
Cancer-free control respondents (n = 83) omitted.