Poster Session A - Sunday Afternoon
Category: Obesity
Elizabeth Ekpe, BS
Howard University
Washington, DC
Perceived risk on cancer | Normal BMI (< 25 kg/m2) | Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | |||
N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
Obesity has a lot of Influence (Yes) | 369 (39.2) | Reference | 349 (29.5) | 0.68 (0.45-1.02) | 294 (24.6) | 0.51 (0.33-0.80) |
Healthy Eating has a lot of Influence (Yes) | 492 (48.0) | Reference | 470 (42.3) | 0.89 (0.58-1.36) | 435 (40.5) | 0.87 (0.59-1.28) |
Regular Exercise has a lot of Influence (Yes) | 420 (41.3) | Reference | 411 (36.2) | 0.82 (0.56-1.19) | 377 (32.7) | 0.74 (0.53-1.03) |