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Table 2 Factors associated with smoking, physical inactivity and binge drinking in childhood cancer survivors vs. controls

From: Health-related risk behaviors among U.S. childhood cancer survivors: a nationwide estimate

Characteristics

Currently smoking

Physical inactivity

Binge drinking

Univariate

Multivariable

Univariate

Multivariable

Univariate

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Demographic and socioeconomic factors

Group (CCS vs. Control)

2.19 (1.64, 2.93)

 < .001***

1.21 (0.82, 1.79)

0.325

1.47 (1.10, 1.97)

0.009**

1.22 (0.85, 1.75)

0.270

1.02 (0.74, 1.39)

0.926

Education Level

  High school and below

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

0.324

  Attended college or technical School

0.43 (0.28, 0.64)

0.49 (0.31, 0.79)

0.72 (0.49, 1.06)

0.96 (0.62, 1.49)

1.34 (0.89, 2.01)

  College or technical school and above

0.15 (0.10, 0.23)

0.26 (0.15, 0.43)

0.21 (0.14, 0.32)

0.36 (0.22, 0.59)

1.26 (0.86, 1.84)

Employment

  Employed/self-employed

Ref

 < .001***

HC

Ref

 < .001***

HC

Ref

0.239

  Out of work/A homemaker/A student

1.32 (0.85, 2.05)

1.26(0.79, 2.00)

1.03 (0.66, 1.60)

  Retired

0.70 (0.33, 1.51)

0.81 (0.43, 1.50)

0.48 (0.18, 1.29)

  Unable to work

3.91 (2.18, 7.02)

3.55 (2.00, 6.32)

0.57 (0.27, 1.19)

Marital status

  Married/A member of an unmarried couple

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

0.034*

Ref

0.925

Ref

0.634

  Divorced/widowed/separated

4.14 (2.74, 6.25)

3.04 (1.82, 5.06)

1.65 (1.13, 2.40)

0.92 (0.59, 1.45)

1.23 (0.79, 1.90)

  Never married

2.00 (1.28, 3.13)

1.66 (0.96, 2.88)

1.21 (0.74, 1.97)

0.93 (0.53, 1.61)

0.99 (0.65, 1.51)

Number of Children in household: (Ref. to No children)

  One or more

1.01 (0.70, 1.47)

0.962

NA

0.99 (0.66, 1.48)

0.945

NA

0.87 (0.60, 1.26)

0.471

Any healthcare coverage (Ref. to No)

  Yes

0.55 (0.34, 0.89)

0.016*

1.23 (0.66, 2.31)

0.518

0.53 (0.30, 0.91)

0.021*

0.67 (0.36, 1.26)

0.211

1.02 (0.62, 1.67)

0.950

Annual household income

  Less than $15,000

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

0.018*

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

 < .001***

Ref

0.265

  $15,000 to less than $25,000

0.56 (0.29, 1.06)

0.92 (0.44, 1.93)

1.53 (0.79, 2.94)

2.01 (0.99, 4.09)

0.96 (0.45, 2.02)

  $25,000 to less than $35,000

0.44 (0.22, 0.88)

0.76 (0.34, 1.71)

1.05 (0.54, 2.04)

1.53 (0.73, 3.19)

0.80 (0.37, 1.76)

  $35,000 to less than $50,000

0.19 (0.09, 0.38)

0.50 (0.22, 1.11)

0.56 (0.29, 1.11)

0.94 (0.45, 1.97)

0.96 (0.45, 2.05)

  $50,000 or more

0.11 (0.06, 0.19)

0.38 (0.19, 0.77)

0.28 (0.16, 0.49)

0.62 (0.32, 1.22)

1.35 (0.71, 2.54)

Clinical factors

Days with poor mental health in past 30 days (Ref. to zero day)

  At least 1 day

1.99 (1.43, 2.77)

 < .001***

1.19 (0.77, 1.83)

0.427

1.71 (1.23, 2.39)

0.001**

1.20 (0.81, 1.80)

0.363

1.74 (1.24, 2.45)

0.001**

Days with poor physical health in past 30 days (Ref. to zero day)

  At least 1 day

2.37 (1.70, 3.31)

 < .001***

1.41 (0.91, 2.19)

0.122

2.09 (1.50, 2.92)

 < .001***

1.55 (1.04, 2.32)

0.033*

1.04 (0.74, 1.45)

0.840

Obesity (Ref. to No)

  Yes

0.95 (0.69, 1.30)

0.745

NA

2.09 (1.48, 2.96)

 < .001***

1.96 (1.33, 2.86)

 < .001***

1.12 (0.81, 1.56)

0.495

Number of chronic health conditions (Ref. to none or 1)

    > 1

4.81 (3.25, 7.11)

 < .001***

2.47 (1.45, 4.22)

0.001**

2.77 (1.96, 3.91)

 < .001***

1.56 (1.01, 2.40)

0.044*

1.12 (0.78, 1.63)

0.537

  1. CCS Childhood cancer survivor, HC Highly correlated with one of the covariates included in the multivariable models, NA Not applicable covariate for not satisfying the variable selection criterium in the model fitting step
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001