Table 3.

Associations of cancer-related psychosocial factors with physical activity change from diagnosis until 18 months after initial treatment among gynecological cancer survivors (N = 212)

	Less physical activity				More physical activity
IOC v2 Scale (1–5)	Adjusted for socio-demographic/clinical confounders		Adjusted for socio-demographic/clinical confounders, GI symptoms and/or physical limitations		Adjusted for socio-demographic/clinical confounders		Adjusted for socio-demographic/clinical confounders, GI symptoms and/or physical limitations
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Health awareness	3.71 (2.01; 6.86)	< 0.01a	2.79 (1.38; 5.65)	< 0.01a,f,g	1.00 (0.67; 1.49)	0.68e	0.98 (0.61; 1.57)	0.92e,f,g
Meaning of cancer	1.85 (1.07; 3.18)	0.03b	1.43 (0.75; 2.73)	0.28b,f,g	1.09 (0.86; 1.38)	0.49e	1.59 (0.91; 2.77)	0.10e,f,g
Appearance concerns	1.65 (1.10; 2.47)	0.01c	1.31 (0.81; 2.13)	0.27c,f,g	0.94 (0.62; 1.41)	0.75c	0.78 (0.48; 1.26)	0.32c,f,g
Body change concerns	*	*	3.04 (1.71; 5.39)	< 0.01f,g	0.98 (0.68; 1.39)	0.90b	0.86 (0.54; 1.37)	0.53b,f,g
Life interferences	3.98 (2.17; 7.32)	< 0.01d	4.88 (2.29; 10.38)	< 0.01d,g	1.24 (0.75; 2.07)	0.40b,c	1.42 (0.77; 2.61)	0.26b,c,g
Worry	2.92 (1.74; 4.89)	< 0.01d	2.62 (1.42; 4.85)	< 0.01d,f,g	1.36 (0.91; 2.02)	0.13c	1.24 (0.77; 1.99)	0.38c,f,g

^*No socio-demographic or clinical factors were identified as relevant confounders

Confounders

^aBMI

^bTumor stage

^cType of cancer

^dChemotherapy

^eAge

^fGastrointestinal symptoms

^gPhysical limitations

Confounders’ selection was based on relevant change in regression coefficient (> 10%) (2 most relevant confounders were added to the model) and a priori selection (gastrointestinal symptoms, physical limitations)