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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Breast. 2017 Feb 27;33:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.02.013

Table 4.

Characteristics associated with positive behavior change in drinking alcohol, smoking, and sleeping enough

Drink alcohol less often Smoke less often Sleep enough more often
Among women who reported >7 drinks per week before diagnosis- N=190 Among women who were smokers before diagnosis- N=91 All women- N=1,415
OR (95% CI)a OR (95% CI)a OR (95% CI)b
Demographics

Age at Diagnosis
 35–50 1 NC 1
 51–60 0.64 (0.26–1.61) 1.00 (ref) 1.20 (0.79–1.82)
 61–70 0.68 (0.28–1.70) 1.10 (0.39–3.12) 1.08 (0.70–1.64)
 71–80 0.36 (0.08–1.50) NC 0.89 (0.51–1.57)
Per 5 year increase 0.97 (0.81–1.17) 0.87 (0.54–1.39) 0.95 (0.88–1.04)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White NC NC 1
 Non-Hispanic Black NC NC 1.61 (0.90–2.88)
 Hispanic NC NC 1.64 (0.76–3.54)
BMI (kg/m2) before diagnosis
 <25.0 1 1 1
 25.0–29.9 1.60 (0.75–3.43) 0.65 (0.21–2.03) 1.51 (1.07–2.14)
 30.0+ 1.29 (0.53–3.14) 0.94 (0.30–2.96) 1.48 (1.03–2.12)
 Per 1 kg/m2 increase 1.02 (0.95–1.09) 0.99 (0.92–1.06) 1.03 (1.01–1.05)

Diagnosis characteristics

Time since diagnosis- years
 <2.0 1 NC 1
 2.0–3.9 0.85 (0.33–2.21) 1.00 (ref) 1.13 (0.77–1.68)
 4.0–5.9 1.03 (0.37–2.86) 0.97 (0.33–2.84) 1.10 (0.73–1.66)
 6.0+ 1.73 (0.54–5.57) NC 0.86 (0.49–1.49)
 Per 1 year increase 1.10 (0.92–1.31) 1.27 (0.74–2.17) 0.98 (0.90–1.06)
Stage
 0 1 1 1
 I 1.29 (0.50–3.33) 0.63 (0.20–2.00) 1.13 (0.79–1.62)
 II 4.17 (1.45–11.97) 0.96 (0.26–3.63) 1.27 (0.82–1.97)
 III/IV NC NC 1.77 (0.95–3.29)

Treatment history

Chemotherapy
 No 1 1 1
 Yes 2.02 (1.01–4.06) 1.03 (0.37–2.93) 1.41 (1.04–1.91)
Trastuzumab
 No 1 1 1
 Yes 0.88 (0.31–2.51) NC 1.42 (0.86–2.34)
Endocrine therapy
 No 1 1 1
 Yes 0.71 (0.33–1.54) 0.83 (0.32–2.14) 1.04 (0.76–1.42)
Surgery and Radiation
 Mastectomy 1 1 1
 BCS with radiation 0.87 (0.43–1.76) 1.82 (0.71–4.62) 0.88 (0.65–1.18)
 BCS without radiation NC NC 1.11 (0.54–2.28)

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; NC=not calculated (sample size <15); BCS=breast conserving surgery

a

Unadjusted model

b

Adjusted for age at diagnosis and time since diagnosis