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Table 3 Change in lifestyle since having a stoma (n = 425)

From: Smoking, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity following stoma formation surgery, stoma-related concerns, and desire for lifestyle advice: a United Kingdom survey

 

PA n (%)a

Diet n (%)a

Alcohol n (%)a

Smoking n (%)a

For the better

64 (15.1)

153 (36.3)

146 (34.6)

52 (12.6)

For the worse

238 (56.1)

99 (23.5)

20 (4.7)

11 (2.7)

No change

113 (26.6)

159 (37.8)

251 (59.5)

344 (83.5)

Don’t know

9 (2.1)

10 (2.4)

5 (1.2)

5 (1.2)

Missing

1

4

3

13

  1. a Percentages calculated excluding the missing responses
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