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Table 5.

Factors possibly affecting participants’ perceptions of survival rates of total cancer and eight specific cancers

Variable	All		Stomach		Lung		Liver		Colon, rectum		Breast^a)		Uterine cervix^a)		Thyroid^a)		Prostate^a)
Variable	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value
Men
Under estimation
Age (per year)	0.98	0.32	0.99	0.43	0.97	0.12	1.01	0.38	1.00	0.96	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.01	0.75
Smoking (current smoking)	0.83	0.52	0.79	0.44	0.90	0.74	0.47	0.02	1.06	0.90	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.82	0.67
Alcohol consumption (current drinking)	0.51	0.03	0.60	0.10	0.74	0.35	1.38	0.24	0.53	0.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.60	0.26
Education (college and higher)	0.89	0.57	0.91	0.66	0.80	0.35	0.91	0.65	0.67	0.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.05	0.89
Religion (yes)	0.90	0.57	0.80	0.24	1.12	0.61	1.19	0.35	0.57	0.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.30	0.31
Have a disease other than cancer (yes)	1.34	0.19	0.77	0.24	1.63	0.08	0.67	0.09	0.60	0.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.08	0.82
Have cared for family or friend (yes)	0.62	0.03	1.25	0.39	0.83	0.56	0.91	0.70	1.18	0.69	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.80	0.48
Cancer worry score	0.79	0.13	1.17	0.38	0.76	0.22	0.84	0.31	0.87	0.61	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.50	0.14
Over estimation
Age (per year)	0.98	0.15	0.97	0.10	0.99	0.40	1.00	0.92	0.98	0.66	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.05	0.63
Smoking (current smoking)	1.19	0.60	1.02	0.96	1.22	0.47	0.75	0.34	2.53	0.42	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.11	0.14
Alcohol consumption (current drinking)	0.74	0.38	0.42	0.03	1.11	0.68	1.44	0.15	0.40	0.34	-	-	-	-	-	-	97.20	0.99
Education (college and higher)	0.77	0.24	0.91	0.74	0.83	0.33	0.85	0.41	1.02	0.97	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.03	0.28
Religion (yes)	0.87	0.50	0.54	0.02	1.04	0.84	1.01	0.95	0.30	0.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.32	0.99
Have a disease other than cancer (yes)	1.52	0.10	1.31	0.39	1.46	0.08	0.97	0.88	1.23	0.77	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.25	0.58
Have cared for family or friend (yes)	0.49	< 0.01^*	1.60	0.18	1.34	0.22	1.03	0.89	0.87	0.87	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.04	0.99
Cancer worry score	0.74	0.10	1.12	0.67	1.04	0.79	0.80	0.16	1.68	0.29	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.12	0.37
Women
Under estimation
Age (per year)	1.00	0.77	1.00	0.78	1.02	0.18	0.99	0.40	0.98	0.40	1.00	0.85	0.99	0.54	1.00	0.81	-	-
Smoking (current smoking)	1.53	0.49	1.20	0.71	6.76	0.07	1.23	0.71	1.55	0.56	1.27	0.75	1.37	0.57	0.75	0.71	-	-
Alcohol consumption (current drinking)	0.70	0.11	0.68	0.04	1.54	0.04	1.25	0.26	0.86	0.54	0.55	0.04	0.70	0.06	0.33	0.01	-	-
Education (college and higher)	0.88	0.62	0.72	0.13	1.22	0.43	1.25	0.37	1.35	0.36	1.01	1.00	0.91	0.68	0.83	0.64	-	-
Religion (yes)	1.12	0.60	0.74	0.12	1.69	0.01	1.20	0.37	0.77	0.30	0.92	0.76	1.08	0.71	1.64	0.15	-	-
Have a disease other than cancer (yes)	1.42	0.24	1.32	0.27	0.85	0.53	1.03	0.90	1.21	0.54	1.70	0.19	1.84	0.02	1.38	0.53	-	-
Have cared for family or friend (yes)	1.42	0.15	0.98	0.92	0.61	0.02	0.65	0.03	1.68	0.08	1.29	0.40	0.62	0.02	1.03	0.94	-	-
Cancer worry score	0.85	0.40	1.22	0.28	0.84	0.33	0.77	0.13	1.64	0.07	1.14	0.62	1.42	0.07	1.10	0.78	-	-
Over estimation
Age (per year)	1.02	0.69	1.00	0.85	1.02	0.20	0.99	0.50	0.98	0.51	1.04	0.47	1.01	0.74	0.98	0.52	-	-
Smoking (current smoking)	3.22	0.47	0.95	0.95	6.97	0.06	1.31	0.14	0.55	0.64	10.03	0.03	2.86	0.11	7.26	0.02	-	-
Alcohol consumption (current drinking)	1.32	0.63	0.73	0.22	1.33	0.15	1.31	0.14	1.10	0.78	0.48	0.33	1.19	0.57	0.54	0.30	-	-
Education (college and higher)	0.54	0.38	0.90	0.74	1.08	0.75	1.24	0.37	1.90	0.14	1.58	0.58	1.23	0.55	0.78	0.68	-	-
Religion (yes)	0.60	0.33	0.71	0.19	1.41	0.08	1.30	0.16	0.72	0.36	0.21	0.04	0.83	0.51	0.86	0.77	-	-
Have a disease other than cancer (yes)	0.81	0.76	1.60	0.15	0.69	0.13	1.01	0.97	1.27	0.59	0.76	0.77	1.13	0.77	2.65	0.13	-	-
Have cared for family or friend (yes)	2.61	0.07	1.58	0.08	0.70	0.08	0.62	0.01	1.90	0.10	4.62	0.03	0.92	0.77	1.92	0.21	-	-
Cancer worry score	1.09	0.84	1.21	0.43	0.83	0.26	0.77	0.11	0.67	0.34	1.75	0.33	1.26	0.42	1.91	0.13	-	-

RRR, relative-risk ratio.

Statistically significant with Bonferroni correction.

^a)

Sex-specific cancer.