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Table 3 Adherence to Specific Cancer Risk Factors by Race, Gender and Region, NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study (%a)

From: Cancer-related risk factors and incidence of major cancers by race, gender and region; analysis of the NIH-AARP diet and health study

 

Obesity

Alcohol

Smoking

Nutrition

Physical Activity

 

0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

Overall

21.71

42.96

35.33

0.29

0.85

98.85

11.89

51.82

36.29

36.54

37.75

25.71

20.57

56.81

22.61

Gender

 Male

20.47

49.87

29.66

0.40

1.15

98.45

10.37

59.29

30.34

35.40

38.17

26.43

16.91

58.25

24.84

 Female

23.59

32.49

43.92

0.13

0.40

99.47

14.20

40.49

45.31

38.26

37.13

24.61

26.13

54.63

19.24

Race

 White

21.21

42.96

35.83

0.29

0.85

98.86

11.74

52.10

36.15

36.73

38.07

25.20

20.27

56.95

22.78

 AA

34.27

42.99

22.74

0.34

0.92

98.74

15.58

44.74

39.68

31.85

29.87

38.28

28.10

53.37

18.53

Region

 Midwest

26.46

42.98

30.55

0.35

0.79

98.87

13.19

50.95

35.86

36.91

37.37

25.72

24.21

56.97

18.81

 North East

23.58

44.34

32.09

0.26

0.76

98.97

11.69

50.45

37.86

33.38

38.61

28.01

23.70

56.48

19.83

 South

20.95

43.20

35.85

0.33

0.96

98.71

12.92

52.97

34.11

38.96

36.90

24.15

19.58

57.01

23.41

 West

20.11

41.38

38.51

0.29

0.89

98.83

10.60

51.83

37.56

36.46

38.07

25.47

18.27

56.86

24.87

Race-Gender

 White Males

20.27

49.87

29.85

0.40

1.14

98.46

10.23

59.41

30.36

35.44

38.38

26.18

16.73

58.31

24.96

 White Females

22.66

32.16

45.18

0.12

0.40

99.48

14.12

40.68

45.21

38.74

37.59

23.67

25.81

54.82

19.37

 AA Males

27.55

49.68

22.76

0.45

1.52

98.03

15.50

54.89

29.61

34.01

30.66

35.33

23.46

56.04

20.50

 AA Females

39.22

38.06

22.72

0.25

0.48

99.27

15.63

37.26

47.10

30.27

29.29

40.44

31.52

51.39

17.09

  1. Risk factors defined based on WCRF/AICR criteria for adherence; 0 if not met, 0.5 if partially met and 1.0 if fully met
  2. aProportion of study participants at each level of adherence