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Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2012 Mar 7;54(5):331–334. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.02.017

Table 2.

Behavior dyads—proportions within groups who changed on one or both behaviors and coaction odds ratiosa at 12 and 24 months#.

Sun protection and diet 12 Months 24 Months


Treatment
(n=1407)
Control
(n=1926)
Treatment
(n=1310)
Control
(n=1764)

Proportion changed on sun protection given change on diet 0.24
[0.19, 0.29]
0.14
[0.10, 0.18]
0.35
[0.29, 0.40]
0.15
[0.10, 0.19]
Proportion changed on sun protection given no change on diet 0.16
[0.14, 0.18]
0.12
[0.10, 0.13]
0.20
[0.17, 0.22]
0.12
[0.10, 0.14]
Coaction odds ratioa 1.71*
[1.23, 2.36]
1.28
[0.88, 1.87]
2.17*
[1.62, 2.90]
1.23
[0.85, 1.77]
Smoking and diet Treatment
(n=412)
Control
(n=597)
Treatment
(n=360)
Control
(n=539)

Proportion changed on smoking given change on diet 0.20
[0.09, 0.31]
0.13
[0.05, 0.22]
0.26
[0.16, 0.37]
0.17
[0.09, 0.26]
Proportion changed on smoking given no change on diet 0.14
[0.10, 0.18]
0.12
[0.09, 0.14]
0.22
[0.17, 0.26]
0.18
[0.14, 0.21]
Coaction odds ratioa 1.54
[0.74, 3.17]
1.17
[0.55, 2.48]
1.28
[0.69, 2.37]
0.94
[0.50, 1.80]
Smoking and sun protection Treatment
(n=440)
Control
(n=576)
Treatment
(n=388)
Control
(n=520)

Proportion changed on smoking given change on sun protection 0.20
[0.10, 0.30]
0.09
[0.02, 0.16]
0.24
[0.14, 0.33]
0.14
[0.06, 0.23]
Proportion changed on s no change on sun protection moking given 0.15
[0.12, 0.19]
0.11
[0.08, 0.14]
0.23
[0.19, 0.28]
0.18
[0.14, 0.21]
Coaction odds ratioa 1.40
[0.71, 2.73]
0.81
[0.34, 1.96]
1.01
[0.55, 1.85]
0.80
[0.38, 1.69]
*

p<.001.

a

Odds of change on second behavior given change on a first behavior.

#

Recruited in 1999 in the United States.