Associations Between Cancer Risk Perceptions, Self-Efficacy, and Health Behaviors by BMI Category and Race and Ethnicity

BACKGROUNDCancer risk perceptions and high health-related self-efficacy may impact health behaviors and reduce risk of developing obesity-related cancers. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are differences in associations among cancer risk perceptions, health-related self-efficac...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral medicine 2023-11
Main Authors: Ezeani, Adaora, Boggan, Brianna, Hopper, Lorenzo N., Herren, Olga M., Agurs-Collins, Tanya
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:BACKGROUNDCancer risk perceptions and high health-related self-efficacy may impact health behaviors and reduce risk of developing obesity-related cancers. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are differences in associations among cancer risk perceptions, health-related self-efficacy, and health behaviors between people with healthy weight (PwHW) and people with overweight or obesity (PwO/O), and whether these associations vary by race and ethnicity.METHODData from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5 Cycles 2 and 3 were used. Data from 6944 adults were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression to assess associations among study variables.RESULTSPwO/O who believed there are too many cancer prevention recommendations had lower log odds of meeting guidelines for strength training (β - 0.28; CI - 0.53 to - 0.04; p 
ISSN:1070-5503
1532-7558
DOI:10.1007/s12529-023-10225-7