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Table 2 Predictive factors for physical activity, attention to eating habits (diet), CAM, lifestyle change

From: Cross-sectional study of self-reported physical activity, eating habits and use of complementary medicine in breast cancer survivors

 

Univariate

 

Multivariate

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Physical Activity (more than once per week [n = 232] vs. less [n = 106])

Use of CAM

1.8

1.1 - 2.9

0.01

1.8

1.1 - 2.9

0.03

Age (per 10 increase)

1.2

1.0 - 1.5

0.05

1.3

1.0 - 1.6

0.04

Positive about future

1.2

1.0 - 1.3

0.02

1.1

1.0 - 1.3

0.03

Attention to eating

2.6

1.4 - 5.1

< 0.01

   

Current treatment

1.5

1.0 - 2.5

0.07

   

Private insurance

1.5

1.1 - 2.2

0.02

   

Mood (happier on VAS)

1.1

1.0 - 1.3

0.03

   

Muscle mass (per 1% increase)

1.1

1.0 - 1.1

< 0.01

   

BMI (per 1 kg/m2 increase)

0.9

0.9 - 1.0

< 0.01

   

Current smoker

0.8

0.6 - 1.0

0.06

   

Co-morbidities present

0.7

0.5 - 0.9

< 0.01

   

Special Attention to Diet (yes [n = 299] vs. no [n = 43])

Swiss nationality at birth

3.9

1.6 - 9.3

< 0.01

3.7

1.5 - 9.3

< 0.01

Physical activity

2.0

1.3 - 3.0

< 0.01

2.3

1.1 - 4.5

0.02

Higher education

1.5

1.1 - 1.8

< 0.01

1.7

1.0 - 2.7

0.05

Age (per 10 years)

1.4

1.0 - 1.8

0.04

   

Use of CAM

2.1

1.1 - 4.1

0.03

   

Living with partner

0.4

0.1 - 1.0

0.05

   

Her2 positive tumour

0.4

0.2 - 0.9

0.03

   

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) (yes [n = 159] vs. no [n = 175])

Physical activity

1.6

1.2 - 2.3

< 0.01

2.0

1.2 - 3.3

< 0.01

Higher education

1.4

1.1 - 1.6

< 0.01

1.6

1.1 - 2.2

< 0.01

Age (per 10 years)

0.7

0.6 - 0.9

< 0.01

0.7

0.6 - 0.9

< 0.01

Diet

2.1

1.1 - 4.1

0.03

   

Comorbidities

0.7

0.5 - 0.9

< 0.01

   

Postmenopausal

0.5

0.3 - 0.8

< 0.01

   

Lifestyle Changed after Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (yes [n = 154] vs. no [n = 187])

Use of CAM

2.8

1.8 - 4.3

< 0.01

2.2

1.3 - 3.7

< 0.01

Diet

2.0

1.0 - 4.0

0.05

2.2

1.0 - 5.0

0.06

Physical activity

1.4

1.0 - 2.0

0.04

1.6

0.9 - 2.9

0.08

Higher education

1.4

1.2 - 1.7

< 0.01

1.5

1.0 - 2.1

0.03

Mood (happy)

0.9

0.8 - 1.0

0.04

0.9

0.8 - 1.0

0.02

Age (per 10 years increase)

0.5

0.4 - 0.6

< 0.01

0.5

0.4 - 0.7

< 0.01

Postmenopausal

0.5

0.3 - 0.8

< 0.01

   

Comorbidities

0.7

0.6 - 0.9

0.01