The aim of this study was to compare the public perceptions of the incidence rates and survival rates for common cancers with the actual rates from epidemiologic data.
We conducted a survey of Korean adults without history of cancer (n=2,000). The survey consisted of questions about their perceptions regarding lifetime incidence rates and 5-year survival rates for total cancer, as well as those of eight site-specific cancers. To investigate associated factors, we included questions about cancer worry (Lerman’s Cancer Worry Scale) or cared for a family member or friend with cancer as a caregiver.
Only 19% of Korean adults had an accurate perception of incidence rates compared with the epidemiologic data on total cancer. For specific cancers, most of the respondents overestimated the incidence rates and 10%-30% of men and 6%-18% of women had an accurate perception. A high score in “cancer worry” was associated with higher estimates of incidence rates in total and specific cancers. In cancers with high actual 5-year survival rates (e.g., breast and thyroid), the majority of respondents underestimated survival rates. However, about 50% of respondents overestimated survival rates in cancers with low actual survival rates (e.g., lung and liver). There was no factor consistently associated with perceived survival rates.
Widespread discrepancies were observed between perceived probability and actual epidemiological data. In order to reduce cancer worry and to increase health literacy, communication and patient education on appropriate risk is needed.
The incidence rate of cancer is increasing in developing countries, but the 5-year survival rate of cancer is also increasing, since the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has improved enormously worldwide [
Health literacy is defined as the ability to access, understand, appraise, and communicate information in order to apply health information to promote and maintain good health outcomes [
Perceived risk is regarded as the subjective judgment, without foundation in objective data, of the degree of risk. Risk perception for cancer, with regard to health literacy, plays an important role in participating in preventive action. The level of health literacy or numeracy and an individual’s perceived risk for cancer predict attitudes toward cancer related health behaviors and the likelihood of taking appropriate and timely healthcare action [
Some studies have examined perceived cancer risks and related factors in Europe [
This study was performed as part of the survey, “Awareness of the quality of cancer treatment among the general population in Korea” between November and December 2012. As the title indicates, this study was conducted to explore the perception of cancer incidence rates and the survivability of cancer among the general population. The nationwide health survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews at participants’ homes by trained interviewers from November 1, 2012 to December 1, 2012.
The survey applied a stratified probability sampling design from the South Korean population using a two-stage systematic sampling method. After stratifying by the region, we systematically extracted samples according to population ratio. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) general population aged between 40 and 70; (2) general population who had not been diagnosed with any cancer were capable of completing a questionnaire without assistance. The sampling error within 95% confidence interval was ±2.2%. Four thousand eight hundred and fifty-one Korean adults were contacted and of these survey candidates, 2,000 people completed the survey questions (response rate, 41.2%).
Socio-demographic data including age, sex, smoking history, alcohol consumption, educational level, religious status, and marital status were obtained from the questionnaires.
Participants were also asked about factors that might be related to public perceptions of cancer, such as cancer worry, having cared for a family member or friend with cancer as a caregiver, and having a disease other than cancer.
Cancer worry was assessed by averaging responses to four Likert scale items adapted from Lerman’s Cancer Worry Scale (1, not at all or rarely; 2, sometimes; 3, often; and 4, a lot or all the time). The questions addressed the frequency of cancer worry, the impact of worry on mood, the impact of worry on daily functioning, and the level of cancer concern (alpha, 0.70) [
The survey questionnaire assessed respondents’ perceived lifetime incidence rate and 5-year survival rate for cancer in general as well as for eight site-specific cancers (stomach, lung, liver, colorectal, breast [women], uterine cervix [women], thyroid [women], and prostate [men]).
To assess perception of the lifetime cancer incidence rates among the general population, we asked the participants the following open-ended question: “What would you estimate is the average Korean person’s likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime?” Participants answered the question for each cancer using probability estimates.
To assess perceptions of the 5-year cancer survival rate, we asked participants the following open-ended question: “What would you estimate is the likelihood of 5-year survival after being diagnosed with cancer?” Participants answered the question for each cancer using probability estimates.
The participants’ baseline socio-demographics are described using frequency and percentages or median values. Descriptive statistics were used to describe responses to the questions regarding incidence and survival rates.
We categorized participants into three groups according to their perceptions of lifetime cancer incidence or 5-year survival rates: the accurate estimation group (participants’ responses in the ±5% range of actual cancer incidence or survival statistics were regarded as accurate), the underestimation group (incidence and survival estimates were lower than the accurate range), or overestimation group (incidence or survival estimates higher than the accurate range). For example, when the actual survival rate of total cancer was 57.6% in men, we regarded the range of accurate estimation as 52.6%-62.6%. Associations between participants’ perceptions of incidence or survival and potential factors, such as cancer worry or having cared for a family member or friend with cancer as a caregiver, were analyzed using a multinomial regression model.
In order to control of type 1 error in the analysis of multiple comparisions, the Bonferroni correction was used.
All statistical analyses were conducted using STATA ver. 12.0 (STATA Corp., College Station, TX).
The purpose of the study was explained to all of the participants and informed consent was procured. All data were self-reported by participants.
This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Cancer Center, Korea
Two thousand participants completed the survey.
Widespread discrepancies were observed between the perception of probability and the actual epidemiological data regarding cumulative cancer incidence rates. The actual lifetime cumulative incidence rates of total cancer, based on an analysis of cancer statistics in South Korea from 2011, are 38.1% in men and 33.8% in women [
High scores of cancer worry were associated with higher estimates of all specific cancers in male respondents. For women, the association between cancer worry scores and higher cancer incidence estimates was significant in several specific cancers such as lung cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, and uterine and cervical cancer.
There was no consistent association between any single factor and respondents’ perceptions of 5-year survival rates for each cancer (
To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the perception of incidence and survival rates of eight common cancers and total cancer in the Korean general population. The use of numerical ratings of probability for cancer incidence and survival rates has the advantage of making it possible to compare the values with a “true” rate. In addition, this study investigated perceived risks in relation to common cancer sites, thereby enabling comparisons across the various types of specific cancers.
The perceived lifetime cumulative incidence rate of each cancer was significantly overestimated. Previous research found that 65% of women overestimated the incidence of breast cancer in Australia [
Lifetime cumulative incidence rate of total cancer should be the sum of incidence rates of each cancer. However, our results showed that the sum of the perceived incidence rates for each cancer was higher than that of total cancer. Furthermore, there was not a significant disparity between perceived incidence rates of each cancer and that of total cancer. Respondents did not distinguish the meaning between total cancer and specific site cancer. Our results suggested a high prevalence of low health literacy regarding the meaning of each cancer and low numeracy in terms of cancer incidence among the Korean population.
In our study, high estimates of incidence rates in total cancer, as well as the eight specific cancers, were significantly associated with high scores on cancer worry. Previous studies also showed that cancer risk perceptions were positively related to cancer worry. Fear of cancer is one of the factors that can lead to delays in seeking medical treatment and health promotion activities [
There were discrepancies between perceptions of survival and actual 5-year survival rates. The majority of both men and women tend to underestimate 5-year survival rates in cancers with relatively high actual survival rates such as cancers of the stomach, colon, breast, uterine cervix, thyroid, and prostate. Half of the respondents overestimated 5-year survival rate in cancers with relatively low actual survival rates, such as lung and liver cancer. A British population-based research study showed a tendency to underestimate breast cancer survival and overestimate lung cancer survival [
In our study, we could not find any factor with a consistent correlation with the respondents’ perceptions of 5-year survival rates for each cancer. Research from Japan showed that older respondents significantly overestimate 5-year survival rates for some cancers (e.g., thyroid, breast, cervix, prostate, colorectal, and stomach). Female respondents overestimate survival rates for other types (e.g., prostate and cervix), and a history of having a family member or friend with cancer was associated with survival rates for still other types (e.g., breast, prostate, cervix, colorectal, and stomach) [
An often-overlooked problem in all areas of cancer communication is health literacy and numeracy. Patients are frequently assumed to have difficulty understanding health statistics such as numeric estimates of risk [
This study investigated widespread discrepancies between public perceptions and known cancer risks regarding lifetime incidence and survival rates. We found low numeric skills for cancer risk among Koreans in the general population. It is our belief that the findings of our study are important to physicians, particularly for communicating cancer risk and prognoses to the public and to patients. More efforts in risk communication and education on understanding medical information should be made to reduce these discrepancies. Such efforts would contribute to reasonable decision-making in cancer prevention and treatment and eliminate unnecessary fear of cancer.
Conflict of interest relevant to this article was not reported.
This work was supported by a grant of the National R&D Program for Cancer Control (No. 1210150).
Distributions of participants’ perceptions of the lifetime, cumulative incidence rate by cancer site. The red vertical line in each figure indicates the actual incidence rate for each cancer based on an analysis of cancer statistics in Korea from 2011.
Distributions of participants’ perceptions of the 5-year survival rate by cancer site. The red vertical line in each figure indicates the incidence rate for each cancer based on an analysis of cancer statistics in Korea from 2011.
Subject demographics
Characteristic | Men (n=991) | Women (n=1,009) |
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52 (46-58) | 52 (47-58) | |
High school or less | 589 (59.4) | 775 (76.8) |
College and higher | 402 (40.6) | 234 (23.2) |
Married | 947 (95.6) | 946 (93.8) |
Not married | 19 (1.9) | 8 (0.8) |
Divorced/widowed | 25 (2.5) | 55 (5.4) |
Non-smoker | 130 (13.1) | 944 (93.5) |
Ex-smoker | 301 (30.4) | 28 (2.8) |
Current smoker | 560 (56.5) | 37 (3.7) |
Non-drinking | 139 (14.0) | 421 (41.7) |
Drinking | 852 (86.0) | 588 (58.3) |
446 (45.0) | 633 (62.7) | |
262 (26.4) | 218 (21.6) | |
779 (78.6) | 851 (84.3) | |
414 (41.8) | 425 (42.1) | |
166 (16.7) | 292 (28.9) | |
117 (11.8) | 121 (12.0) |
Values are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Perceived lifetime cumulative incidence rates compared to actual rates
Sex | Site | Perceived rate by participants |
Actual incidence rate (%) |
No. (%) |
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Median (IQR) | Mean±SD | Underestimation | Accurate estimation | Overestimation | |||
Men | Total | 30 (20-40) | 29.2±17.1 | 38.1 | 695 (70.1) | 123 (12.4) | 173 (17.5) |
Stomach | 20 (20-40) | 27.7±16.6 | 7.2 | 13 (1.3) | 178 (18.0) | 800 (80.7) | |
Lung | 20 (10-30) | 22.6±14.2 | 5.2 | 15 (1.5) | 276 (27.9) | 700 (70.6) | |
Liver | 20 (10-30) | 22.3±13.8 | 4.1 | 11 (1.1) | 100 (10.1) | 880 (88.8) | |
Colon, rectum | 20 (10-30) | 22.3±14.5 | 5.8 | 14 (1.4) | 311 (31.4) | 666 (67.2) | |
Prostate | 20 (10-30) | 22.2±15.4 | 3.0 | 18 (1.8) | 122 (12.3) | 851 (85.9) | |
Women | Total | 30 (20-40) | 30.0±17.7 | 33.8 | 463 (45.9) | 251 (24.9) | 295 (29.2) |
Stomach | 20 (15-35) | 27.5±17.0 | 2.9 | 9 (0.9) | 61 (6.1) | 939 (93.0) | |
Lung | 20 (10-30) | 21.5±15.2 | 1.7 | 19 (1.9) | 102 (10.1) | 888 (88.0) | |
Liver | 20 (10-30) | 21.5±14.9 | 1.1 | 20 (2.0) | 114 (11.3) | 875 (86.7) | |
Colon, rectum | 20 (10-30) | 21.4±14.4 | 2.9 | 10 (1.0) | 105 (10.4) | 894 (88.6) | |
Breast | 30 (20-35) | 27.8±15.8 | 5.3 | 2 (0.2) | 180 (17.8) | 827 (82.0) | |
Uterine cervix | 25 (15-35) | 26.7±16.6 | 1.2 | 6 (0.6) | 67 (6.6) | 936 (92.8) | |
Thyroid | 30 (15-40) | 29.4±18.2 | 12.1 | 87 (8.6) | 187 (18.5) | 735 (72.8) |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
The actual lifetime cumulative incidence rates in each cancer based on cancer statistics of Korean Cancer Center Registry Data in South Korea from 2011.
Factors possibly affecting participants’ perceptions of lifetime cumulative incidence rates of cancer
Variable | All |
Stomach |
Lung |
Liver |
Colon, rectum |
Breast |
Uterine cervix |
Thyroid |
Prostate |
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RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | |
Underestimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.55 | 0.96 | 0.34 | 0.92 | 0.13 | 0.96 | 0.38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.98 | 0.58 |
Smoking (current smoking) | 0.75 | 0.40 | 1.96 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 2.07 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.72 | 0.53 |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 1.03 | 0.91 | 1.44 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.41 | 0.25 |
Education (college and higher) | 1.61 | 0.04 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 1.37 | 0.61 | 1.09 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 0.66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.83 | 0.30 |
Religion (yes) | 1.04 | 0.85 | 2.53 | 0.12 | 1.51 | 0.47 | 1.94 | 0.33 | 0.96 | 0.94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.87 | 0.80 |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.17 | 0.51 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.11 | 0.88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.51 | 0.42 |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 0.67 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 4.13 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 0.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.74 | 0.85 |
Cancer worry score | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.23 | 0.12 |
Overestimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.02 | 0.25 | 1.01 | 0.56 | 1.01 | 0.61 | 1.01 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.96 | 0.02 |
Smoking (current smoking) | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.43 | 1.05 | 0.81 | 1.42 | 0.25 | 0.86 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.04 | 0.89 |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 2.62 | 0.02 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 1.08 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.27 | 1.15 | 0.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.90 | 0.72 |
Education (college and higher) | 1.83 | 0.03 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 1.14 | 0.58 | 0.98 | 0.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.90 | 0.64 |
Religion (yes) | 0.90 | 0.66 | 1.22 | 0.25 | 0.90 | 0.46 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.86 | 0.45 |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.20 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.19 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 0.04 | 0.93 | 0.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.08 | 0.77 |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 1.38 | 0.28 | 2.08 | <0.01 |
1.22 | 0.33 | 2.00 | 0.05 | 1.59 | 0.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.62 | < 0.01 |
Cancer worry score | 1.19 | 0.39 | 1.90 | <0.01 |
1.68 | <0.01 |
1.65 | 0.04 | 1.91 | < 0.01 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1.62 | 0.03 |
Underestimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.01 | 0.25 | 0.98 | 0.81 | 1.12 | < 0.01 |
1.09 | 0.04 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 0.74 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.19 | - | - |
Smoking (current smoking) | 1.87 | 0.24 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 3.02 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 4.65 | 0.24 | 58.03 | 0.12 | 5.75 | 0.18 | 3.96 | 0.04 | - | - |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 0.78 | 0.13 | 1.96 | 0.37 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.25 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 1.15 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 0.93 | - | - |
Education (college and higher) | 0.90 | 0.60 | 2.15 | 0.37 | 2.84 | 0.10 | 4.93 | < 0.01 |
14.15 | < 0.01 |
14.05 | 0.26 | 5.28 | 0.13 | 0.57 | 0.12 | - | - |
Religion (yes) | 0.85 | 0.34 | 1.11 | 0.89 | 1.87 | 0.31 | 1.15 | 0.79 | 2.44 | 0.29 | 34.70 | 0.98 | 1.24 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.15 | - | - |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 0.84 | 0.39 | 7.71 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 0.76 | 2.84 | 0.30 | 17.42 | 0.25 | 5.70 | 0.12 | 1.08 | 0.83 | - | - |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 1.11 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 6.14 | 0.98 | 2.71 | 0.98 | 8.62 | 0.98 | 0.77 | 0.40 | - | - |
Cancer worry score | 0.93 | 0.67 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.02 | - | - |
Overestimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.01 | 0.31 | 1.03 | 0.14 | 1.05 | 0.01 | 1.06 | < 0.01 |
1.04 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.98 | 0.42 | 0.98 | 0.17 | - | - |
Smoking (current smoking) | 2.43 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 1.13 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.72 | 0.60 | 1.78 | 0.30 | - | - |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 1.50 | 0.03 | 2.06 | < 0.01 |
1.40 | 0.12 | 1.50 | 0.05 | 1.27 | 0.27 | 1.13 | 0.48 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.82 | - | - |
Education (college and higher) | 1.39 | 0.13 | 1.30 | 0.44 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 1.44 | 0.15 | 1.61 | 0.09 | 1.32 | 0.20 | 0.85 | 0.62 | 1.10 | 0.65 | - | - |
Religion (yes) | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.15 | 1.06 | 0.81 | 1.17 | 0.65 | 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.17 | 0.37 | - | - |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.27 | 0.29 | 1.80 | 0.15 | 1.44 | 0.25 | 1.14 | 0.65 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.79 | 0.02 | 1.86 | 0.11 | 1.67 | 0.03 | - | - |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 1.49 | 0.04 | 0.61 | 0.08 | 0.66 | 0.07 | 0.74 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.88 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 1.12 | 0.55 | - | - |
Cancer worry score | 1.57 | < 0.01 |
1.52 | 0.16 | 1.64 | 0.04 | 2.34 | < 0.01 |
1.52 | 0.07 | 1.95 | < 0.01 |
3.05 | < 0.01 |
1.10 | 0.53 | - | - |
RRR, relative-risk ratio.
Statistically significant with Bonferroni correction.
Sex-specific cancer.
Participants’ predicted 5-year survival rates compared with actual rates
Sex | Site | Predicted rate by participants |
Actual survival rate (%) |
No. (%) |
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Median (IQR) | Mean±SD | Underestimation | Accurate estimation | Overestimation | |||
Men | Total | 50 (30-67) | 48.4±21.8 | 57.6 | 556 (56.1) | 170 (17.2) | 265 (26.7) |
Stomach | 50 (30-70) | 48.2±20.7 | 70.1 | 742 (74.9) | 148 (14.9) | 101 (10.2) | |
Lung | 30 (20-50) | 35.9±20.8 | 18.3 | 159 (16.0) | 185 (18. 7) | 647 (65.3) | |
Liver | 35 (20-50) | 37.4±20.4 | 28.5 | 311 (31.4) | 182 (18.4) | 498 (50.3) | |
Colon, rectum | 40 (20-50) | 39.7±21.1 | 75.8 | 930 (93.8) | 47 (4.7) | 14 (1.4) | |
Prostate | 50 (30-70) | 52.0±23.1 | 92.0 | 918 (92.6) | 70 (7.1) | 3 (0.3) | |
Women | Total | 50 (30-70) | 49.8±22.2 | 75.2 | 883 (87.5) | 107 (10.6) | 19 (1.9) |
Stomach | 50 (30-70) | 49.9±20.4 | 67.9 | 731 (72.5) | 155 (15.4) | 123 (12.2) | |
Lung | 30 (20-50) | 36.5±21.5 | 26.8 | 368 (36.5) | 148 (14.7) | 493 (48.9) | |
Liver | 40 (20-50) | 37.6±21.0 | 28.7 | 319 (31.6) | 174 (17.2) | 516 (51.1) | |
Colon, rectum | 40 (20-60) | 40.5±21.8 | 70.7 | 861 (85.3) | 82 (8.1) | 66 (6.5) | |
Breast | 60 (40-70) | 56.6±21.8 | 91.3 | 934 (92.6) | 64 (6.3) | 11 (1.1) | |
Uterine cervix | 60 (40-70) | 56.3±22.0 | 80.1 | 777 (77.0) | 149 (14.8) | 83 (8.2) | |
Thyroid | 70 (50-80) | 65.5±23.1 | 99.9 | 935 (92.7) | 38 (3.8) | 36 (3.6) |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
5-year survival rate for each cancer based on population-based cancer registry in South Korea between 2007-2011.
Factors possibly affecting participants’ perceptions of survival rates of total cancer and eight specific cancers
Variable | All |
Stomach |
Lung |
Liver |
Colon, rectum |
Breast |
Uterine cervix |
Thyroid |
Prostate |
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RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | RRR | p-value | |
Under estimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 0.98 | 0.32 | 0.99 | 0.43 | 0.97 | 0.12 | 1.01 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.01 | 0.75 |
Smoking (current smoking) | 0.83 | 0.52 | 0.79 | 0.44 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 0.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.82 | 0.67 |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.74 | 0.35 | 1.38 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.60 | 0.26 |
Education (college and higher) | 0.89 | 0.57 | 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.05 | 0.89 |
Religion (yes) | 0.90 | 0.57 | 0.80 | 0.24 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.30 | 0.31 |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.34 | 0.19 | 0.77 | 0.24 | 1.63 | 0.08 | 0.67 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 0.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.08 | 0.82 |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 0.62 | 0.03 | 1.25 | 0.39 | 0.83 | 0.56 | 0.91 | 0.70 | 1.18 | 0.69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.80 | 0.48 |
Cancer worry score | 0.79 | 0.13 | 1.17 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.50 | 0.14 |
Over estimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 0.98 | 0.15 | 0.97 | 0.10 | 0.99 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.05 | 0.63 |
Smoking (current smoking) | 1.19 | 0.60 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.22 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.34 | 2.53 | 0.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.11 | 0.14 |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 1.11 | 0.68 | 1.44 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.20 | 0.99 |
Education (college and higher) | 0.77 | 0.24 | 0.91 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.33 | 0.85 | 0.41 | 1.02 | 0.97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.03 | 0.28 |
Religion (yes) | 0.87 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 1.04 | 0.84 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.30 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.32 | 0.99 |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.52 | 0.10 | 1.31 | 0.39 | 1.46 | 0.08 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 1.23 | 0.77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.25 | 0.58 |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 0.49 | < 0.01 |
1.60 | 0.18 | 1.34 | 0.22 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.04 | 0.99 |
Cancer worry score | 0.74 | 0.10 | 1.12 | 0.67 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.16 | 1.68 | 0.29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.12 | 0.37 |
Under estimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.99 | 0.40 | 0.98 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.81 | - | - |
Smoking (current smoking) | 1.53 | 0.49 | 1.20 | 0.71 | 6.76 | 0.07 | 1.23 | 0.71 | 1.55 | 0.56 | 1.27 | 0.75 | 1.37 | 0.57 | 0.75 | 0.71 | - | - |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.04 | 1.54 | 0.04 | 1.25 | 0.26 | 0.86 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.04 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.01 | - | - |
Education (college and higher) | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.72 | 0.13 | 1.22 | 0.43 | 1.25 | 0.37 | 1.35 | 0.36 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.64 | - | - |
Religion (yes) | 1.12 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 0.12 | 1.69 | 0.01 | 1.20 | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.30 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 1.08 | 0.71 | 1.64 | 0.15 | - | - |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 1.42 | 0.24 | 1.32 | 0.27 | 0.85 | 0.53 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 1.21 | 0.54 | 1.70 | 0.19 | 1.84 | 0.02 | 1.38 | 0.53 | - | - |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 1.42 | 0.15 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 0.03 | 1.68 | 0.08 | 1.29 | 0.40 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 1.03 | 0.94 | - | - |
Cancer worry score | 0.85 | 0.40 | 1.22 | 0.28 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.77 | 0.13 | 1.64 | 0.07 | 1.14 | 0.62 | 1.42 | 0.07 | 1.10 | 0.78 | - | - |
Over estimation | ||||||||||||||||||
Age (per year) | 1.02 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.02 | 0.20 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 0.51 | 1.04 | 0.47 | 1.01 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 0.52 | - | - |
Smoking (current smoking) | 3.22 | 0.47 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 6.97 | 0.06 | 1.31 | 0.14 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 10.03 | 0.03 | 2.86 | 0.11 | 7.26 | 0.02 | - | - |
Alcohol consumption (current drinking) | 1.32 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 1.33 | 0.15 | 1.31 | 0.14 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 1.19 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.30 | - | - |
Education (college and higher) | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 1.24 | 0.37 | 1.90 | 0.14 | 1.58 | 0.58 | 1.23 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.68 | - | - |
Religion (yes) | 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 0.19 | 1.41 | 0.08 | 1.30 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.83 | 0.51 | 0.86 | 0.77 | - | - |
Have a disease other than cancer (yes) | 0.81 | 0.76 | 1.60 | 0.15 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.27 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 1.13 | 0.77 | 2.65 | 0.13 | - | - |
Have cared for family or friend (yes) | 2.61 | 0.07 | 1.58 | 0.08 | 0.70 | 0.08 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 1.90 | 0.10 | 4.62 | 0.03 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 1.92 | 0.21 | - | - |
Cancer worry score | 1.09 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 0.43 | 0.83 | 0.26 | 0.77 | 0.11 | 0.67 | 0.34 | 1.75 | 0.33 | 1.26 | 0.42 | 1.91 | 0.13 | - | - |
RRR, relative-risk ratio.
Statistically significant with Bonferroni correction.
Sex-specific cancer.