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. 2014 Nov 27;112(3):572–575. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.598

Table 3. Health behaviours in cancer survivors and participants who subsequently developed cancer by recent (<2 years) or less recent (⩾ 2 years) cancer diagnosis.

  Diagnosed before survey ORadj
Diagnosed after survey ORadj
  2 years
<2 years
<2 years
⩾2 years
  OR (95%CI) n (%) OR (95%CI) n (%) OR (95%CI) n (%) n (%)
⩾5-a-day 2.40 (1.80–3.20)* 141 (20.2) 3.14 (2.14–4.61)* 52 (23.3) 1.23 (0.78–1.96) 26 (10.8) 91 (9.0)
Obese 0.88 (0.69–1.11) 153 (26.1) 1.07 (0.75–1.52) 55 (30.4) 0.68 (0.48–0.98)* 46 (21.8) 258 (28.5)
⩾2 h PA/ per day 1.14 (0.89–1.46) 200 (36.7) 0.74 (0.51–1.09) 48 (28.4) 1.18 (0.82–1.70) 66 (38.2) 218 (35.6)
Current smoker 0.60 (0.47–0.76)* 145 (20.7) 0.59 (0.41–0.83)* 52 (23.3) 1.02 (0.75–1.39) 80 (33.2) 367 (36.1)
Former smoker 1.40 (1.14–1.72)* 308 (44.1) 1.30 (0.96–1.77) 92 (41.3) 1.05 (0.78–1.42) 88 (36.5) 333 (32.8)
Alcohol>recommended 1.02 (0.79–1.32) 118 (16.9) 0.81 (0.54–1.23) 33 (14.8) 1.01 (0.69–1.48) 42 (17.5) 196 (19.3)
Former drinker 1.34 (0.91–1.97) 53 (7.6) 2.07 (1.27–3.38)* 26 (11.7) 1.10 (0.62–1.96) 16 (6.7) 58 (5.71)

Scottish Health Survey participants aged >45 years. Numbers, percent and Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% CI adjusted for age, sex and socio-economic deprivation. * P<0.05