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. 2018 Jul 11;119(2):251–257. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0160-4

Table 3.

Sociodemographic, psychological and behavioural predictors of interest in advice about diet, weight, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption at cancer screening (adjusted logistic regression models)

Diet Weight Physical activity Smoking Alcohol
(n = 1086) (n = 923) (n = 1081) (n = 1078) (n = 1064)
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Age
0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.147 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.100 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.035 0.99 (0.98–1.01) 0.313 0.98 (0.97–1.00) 0.007
Gender
Male REF REF REF REF REF
Female 1.04 (0.70–1.55) 0.846 1.16 (0.75–1.80) 0.497 1.20 (0.98–1.77) 0.361 1.33 (0.73–2.41) 0.353 0.67 (0.43–1.04) 0.075
Ethnicity
White REF REF REF REF REF
Non White 2.10 (1.27–3.45) 0.004 1.41 (0.83–2.40) 0.205 2.34 (1.42–3.85) 0.001 2.04 (1.18–3.51) 0.010 0.99 (0.64–1.52) 0.949
Education
Degree level or above REF REF REF REF REF
Below degree level 1.07 (0.79–1.46) 0.656 0.93 (0.67–1.30) 0.676 0.90 (0.67–1.22) 0.500 1.26 (0.81–1.95) 0.307 0.90 (0.66–1.22) 0.488
Current or future screening attender
Current REF REF REF REF REF
Future 1.31 (0.86–2.01) 0.204 1.45 (0.92–2.29) 0.110 1.42 (0.94–2.15) 0.095 1.13 (0.65–1.98) 0.661 1.13 (0.75–1.71) 0.555
Comparative cancer risk
Same REF REF REF REF REF
Lower 1.48 (1.07–2.05) 0.018 1.14 (0.81–1.60) 0.461 1.24 (0.91–1.70) 0.181 0.76 (0.48–1.19) 0.231 1.06 (0.77–1.45) 0.743
Higher 1.37 (0.92–2.03) 0.118 1.02 (0.66–1.56) 0.937 1.01 (0.70–1.47) 0.939 0.90 (0.54–1.51) 0.701 1.23 (0.70–1.52) 0.890
Meets guidelines for behaviour in question
Yes REF REF REF REF REF
No 0.96 (0.72–1.27) 0.762 2.53 (1.88–3.42) <0.001 1.54 (1.17–2.02) 0.002 16.23 (10.70–24.62) <0.001 2.35 (1.56–3.53) <0.001
Number of cancer risk factors recognised
1.09 (1.03–1.14) 0.001 1.11 (1.05–1.17) <0.001 1.07 (1.02–1.12) 0.008 1.09 (1.01–1.17) 0.018 1.12 (1.06–1.18) <0.001