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Table 3 Associationa of the level of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory with health promotion and disease prevention behaviors in Korean stomach cancer survivors

From: Exploring socio-demographic, physical, psychological, and quality of life-related factors related with fear of cancer recurrence in stomach cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

Health promotion and disease prevention behaviors

Odd ratio (95% confidence intervals)

P-value

Non-clinical

FCRI

Clinical

FCRI

 

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

  1. 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