Table 3.
Associationa of the level of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory with health promotion and disease prevention behaviors in Korean stomach cancer survivors
| Health promotion and disease prevention behaviors | Odd ratio (95% confidence intervals) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-clinical FCRI |
Clinical FCRI |
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| Secondary primary cancer screening | |||
| Colonoscopy | 1 | 1.437(0.765,2.699) | 0.259 |
| Mammography (female) | 1 | 1.109(0.515,2.386) | 0.792 |
| Pap smear (female) | 1 | 0.682(0.320,1.455) | 0.322 |
| Bone mineral density measurement | |||
| Total subjects | 1 | 0.904(0.409,1.997) | 0.803 |
| Postmenopausal women and elderly men (≥ 70 years) | 1 | 0.994(0.425,2.325) | 0.990 |
| Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis | 1 | 1.892(0.210,5.763) | 0.262 |
| Quitting drinking after cancer diagnosis | 1 | 1.230(0.783,1.933) | 0.369 |
| Regular exercise (≥ once/week and ≥ 30 min/day) | 1 | 1.727(0.764,3.906) | 0.190 |
| Supplementary drug intake (≥ 2 weeks after cancer diagnosis) | |||
| Vitamins | 1 | 1.077(0.658,1.764) | 0.769 |
| Calcium | 1 | 0.443(0.110,1.776) | 0.250 |
| Iron | 1 | 2.031(0.552,7.482) | 0.287 |
| Dietary pattern changes after cancer diagnosis | |||
| Increased organic food intake | 1 | 0.641(0.335,1.224) | 0.178 |
| Increased fruit intake | 1 | 1.429(0.904,2.259) | 0.127 |
| Increased vegetables intake | 1 | 1.274(0.810,2.003) | 0.294 |
| Reduced pork or beef intake | 1 | 1.077(0.682,1.701) | 0.750 |
| Reduced processed meat intake | 1 | 0.786(0.419,1.475) | 0.454 |
| Reduced salty food intake | 1 | 1.251(0.752,2.079) | 0.388 |
aOdds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated using multiple logistic regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex, cancer stage, Carlson’s Comorbidity Index, and time since diagnosis. In the analytic model, each health promotion and disease prevention behavior was put as a dependent variable and level of FCRI was put as an independent variable