Table 2.
Health behaviour characteristics of sample and their association with cancer beliefs (N = 1330 adults in England).
| Health behaviour characteristics | Total sample % (N) | CAM |
CAM-MYCS |
CAM total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % correct (95% CI) | ||||
| Smoking statusb | a | a | ||
| Never smoker | 69.7 (921) | 54.0 (52.5–55.6) | 33.4 (31.6–35.2) | 43.3 (42.2–44.3) |
| Ex-smoker | 14.0 (185) | 53.9 (50.8–57.1) | 39.0 (34.8–43.1) | 46.1 (43.8–48.4) |
| Current smoker | 16.3 (216) | 43.7 (40.3–47.1) | 43.1 (38.8–47.4) | 43.4 (40.9–45.8) |
| Physical activityb | ||||
| ≥150 min of exercise per week | 31.3 (413) | 54.2 (52.0–56.5) | 35.5 (32.7–38.2) | 44.4 (42.9–46.0) |
| <150 min of exercise per week | 68.3 (909) | 51.4 (49.8–53.0) | 35.8 (33.9–37.7) | 43.2 (42.1–44.3) |
| Body mass indexc | ||||
| <25 kg/m2 | 48.6 (554) | 54.0 (52.0–56.0) | 36.0 (33.6–38.4) | 44.6 (43.2–46.0) |
| ≥25 kg/m2 | 51.4 (586) | 51.5 (49.7–53.3) | 35.1 (32.7–37.4) | 42.9 (41.6–44.2) |
| Fruit/vegetable consumptiond | a | a | ||
| ≥5 portions per day | 35.9 (475) | 58.4 (56.4–60.3) | 34.7 (32.3–37.1) | 46.0 (44.7–47.4) |
| <5 portions per day | 64.1 (848) | 48.9 (47.3–50.6) | 36.3 (34.2–38.3) | 42.3 (41.2–43.5) |
| Alcohol consumptione | a | a | ||
| ≤14 units per week | 86.6 (1128) | 52.1 (50.7–53.4) | 34.9 (33.2–36.6) | 43.1 (42.1–44.0) |
| >14 units per week | 13.4 (174) | 53.5 (49.8–57.1) | 41.8 (37.5–46.1) | 47.4 (44.7–50.0) |
| Aggregated behaviour risk scoref | a | a | ||
| 0–1 | 22.5 (249) | 59.1 (56.3–61.9) | 32.8 (29.6–36.1) | 45.4 (43.5–47.3) |
| 2–3 | 59.1 (655) | 52.2 (50.5–53.9) | 34.8 (32.6–34.0) | 43.1 (41.9–44.4) |
| 4–6 | 18.5 (205) | 45.9 (42.5–49.4) | 41.7 (37.4–46.0) | 43.7 (41.3–46.2) |
CI, confidence interval; CAM, Cancer Awareness Measure; CAM-MYCS, Cancer Awareness Measure—MYthical Causes Scale; CAM total, aggregated Cancer Awareness Measure
a
Significant differences within category at P < 0.05.
b
8 cases missing.
c
190 cases missing.
d
7 cases missing.
e
28 cases missing.
f
220 cases missing.