Table 2 Risk factors by quit smoking status among cancer survivors who regularly smoked prior to cancer diagnosis
Characteristic | Quit (n = 244) | Not quit (n = 322) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
N (weighted%)1 | N (weighted%)1 | ||
Smoking related factors | |||
Smoking initiation age | 0.025 | ||
Mean2 ± SE | 18.5 ± 0.4 | 17.3 ± 0.3 | |
Years smoking | 0.005 | ||
Mean2 ± SE | 38.1 ± 1.0 | 33.7 ± 1.0 | |
Years of quit smoking after cancer diagnosis | - | ||
Mean2 ± SE | 8.8 ± 0.7 | - | |
Cancer related factors | |||
Cancer year | <0.001 | ||
Mean ± SE | 17.0 ± 0.8 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | |
First cancer diagnosis age | <0.001 | ||
Mean2 ± SE | 47.9 ± 1.0 | 40.5 ± 1.2 | |
Smoking-related cancer 3 | |||
No | 135 (35.8) | 174 (64.2) | 0.885 |
Yes | 109 (36.4) | 148 (63.6) | |
Body weight related factors | |||
BMI | |||
Underweight & normal(<25) | 85 (30.2) | 147 (69.8) | 0.083 |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 87 (41.7) | 89 (58.3) | |
Obese (> = 30) | 70 (40.4) | 78 (59.6) | |
How do you consider your weight | |||
Overweight | 143 (41.1) | 153 (58.9) | 0.038 |
Underweight | 22 (26) | 41 (74) | |
About the right weight | 78 (30.7) | 126 (69.3) | |
Heath behavioral related factors | |||
Vigorous activity over past 30 days | |||
No | 220 (38) | 278 (62) | 0.112 |
Yes | 24 (26) | 44 (74) | |
Days of 5 or more drinks in 12 months | |||
0 | 95 (34.9) | 125 (65.1) | 0.282 |
1–4 | 10 (20.4) | 37 (79.6) | |
5 or more | 18 (33.4) | 29 (66.6) | |
Health status related factors | |||
Number of disease ever have 4 | |||
0 | 64 (28.2) | 116 (71.8) | 0.018 |
1–2 | 131 (39.1) | 157 (60.9) | |
3 and up | 49 (44.2) | 49 (55.8) | |
Number of times receive healthcare over past year | |||
0–3 | 73 (28.9) | 133 (71.1) | 0.048 |
4–9 | 87 (37.9) | 109 (62.1) | |
> = 10 | 84 (45) | 79 (55) |