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Volume
7: No. 1, January 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Health Behaviors and Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors in Massachusetts, 2006: Data
Use for Comprehensive Cancer Control
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Health Status |
Time
Since Cancer Diagnosis |
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≤5 y |
6-10 y |
>10 y |
|
OR |
95% CI |
OR |
95% CI |
OR |
95% CI |
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Fair or poor health |
3.0 |
(2.2-4.2) |
2.2 |
(1.4-3.5) |
1.9 |
(1.2-2.9) |
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Poor physical health |
2.7 |
(1.8-3.9) |
2.1 |
(1.2-3.6) |
1.2 |
(0.7-2.1) |
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Poor mental health |
1.6 |
(1.1-2.5) |
1.2 |
(0.6-2.4) |
0.9 |
(0.4-1.8) |
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Life satisfaction |
0.7 |
(0.4-1.3) |
0.9 |
(0.4-2.2) |
1.3 |
(0.6-2.9) |
Figure. Health status and quality of life among cancer
survivors, by the time since diagnosis, Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System, 2006. The reference group is respondents with no cancer
diagnosed. Rates are adjusted for age and sex. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio;
CI, confidence interval.
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