Table 7 The association of age-group and gender with recalling and recognizing cancer risk factors
From: Knowledge level of cancer symptoms and risk factors in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Risk factor | Recall (n = 2886) | Recognition (n = 2886) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female gender | Being adult | Female gender | Being adult | |||||
aAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | bAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | aAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | bAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Smoking | 0.70 (0.60–0.81) | < 0.001 | 0.85 (0.73–0.99) | 0.041 | 1.63 (1.37–1.94) | < 0.001 | 1.16 (0.98–1.38) | 0.09 |
Passive smoking | 1.38 (0.87–2.21) | 0.17 | 1.66 (1.04–2.66) | 0.035 | 1.14 (0.98–1.32) | 0.08 | 1.27 (1.10–1.47) | 0.002 |
Eating less than 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day | 1.69 (1.45–1.97) | < 0.001 | 0.86 (0.74–0.99) | 0.046 | 1.08 (0.89–1.31) | 0.41 | 1.74 (1.43–2.12) | < 0.001 |
Being overweight | 1.60 (1.04–2.45) | 0.031 | 1.11 (0.74–1.68) | 0.61 | 1.10 (0.95–1.28) | 0.21 | 1.60 (1.38–1.86) | < 0.001 |
Getting sunburnt more than once as a child | 0.78 (0.41–1.49) | 0.45 | 1.74 (0.90–3.38) | 0.10 | 1.05 (0.87–1.28) | 0.58 | 1.94 (1.60–2.35) | < 0.001 |
Being over 70 years old | 1.07 (0.53–2.17) | 0.86 | 4.32 (1.77–10.57) | 0.001 | 0.89 (0.75–1.06) | 0.18 | 2.48 (2.08–2.95) | < 0.001 |
Having a close relative with cancer | 1.41 (1.06–1.87) | 0.019 | 1.94 (1.45–2.60) | < 0.001 | 1.20 (1.02–1.40) | 0.023 | 2.03 (1.74–2.38) | < 0.001 |
Doing less than 30 min of moderate physical activity 5 times a week | 0.91 (0.47–1.74) | 0.77 | 1.34 (0.69–2.58) | 0.38 | 0.85 (0.72–1.01) | 0.06 | 1.07 (0.90–1.26) | 0.46 |