Table 4.
Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among cancer survivors relative to non-cancer controls in the US National Health Interview Survey, 2013
| Variable | Percent
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer survivors, N=1,910 | Non-cancer controls, N=31,430 | ||
| All patients | |||
| Current smokinga | 48.9 | 46.9 | <0.0001 |
| Lack of exercise | 73.1 | 62.7 | <0.0001 |
| Obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) | 67.1 | 63.9 | 0.1628 |
| Alcohol consumption >1 drink/day | 51.4 | 52.2 | <0.0001 |
| 18–39 years | |||
| Current smokinga | 67.2 | 62.9 | 0.6967 |
| Lack of exercise | 72.1 | 54.0 | 0.0065 |
| Obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) | 68.6 | 56.2 | 0.1454 |
| Alcohol consumption >1 drink/day | 65.3 | 66.1 | 0.9200 |
| 40–64 years | |||
| Current smokinga | 41.8 | 46.6 | 0.1494 |
| Lack of exercise | 69.4 | 64.7 | 0.0511 |
| Obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) | 69.0 | 71.3 | 0.3083 |
| Alcohol consumption >1 drink/day | 41.7 | 49.9 | 0.0048 |
| ≥65 years | |||
| Current smokinga | 15.8 | 18.9 | 0.1636 |
| Lack of exercise | 82.6 | 81.0 | 0.3302 |
| Obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) | 64.0 | 65.6 | 0.3909 |
| Alcohol consumption >1 drink/day | 24.2 | 26.7 | 0.2226 |
Note:
a
Among those who reported ever smoking.