Iris Kanera

120 Chapter 5 Table 5.1 Sample characteristics and lifestyle behaviors at baseline and after six months Baseline Baseline After six months Sample characteristics Intervention group ( N = 231) Control group ( N = 231) Lifestyle behavior 1 Intervention group Control group Intervention group Control group Female, n (%) 183 (79.2) 186 (80.5) Weekly days > 30 min PA, M ( SD ) 4.93 (1.87) 4.62 (2.02) 5.11 (1.89) 4.94 (1.84) Age, M ( SD ) 55.6 (11.5) 56.2 (11.3) Change 0.18 0.31 With partner n (%) 193 (83.5) 184 (79.7) Light PA min p/w, M ( SD ) 1521.46 (897.86) 1430.23 (897.67) 1566.15 (960.78) 1660.62 (992.33) Resident children, n (%) 78 (44.1) 82 (44.6) Change 44.69 230.39 Low education, n (%) 76 (32.9) 97 (42) Moderate PA min p/w, M ( SD ) 595.91 (620.50) 525.44 (545.50) 746.64 (676.31) 601.43 (510.90) Medium education, n (%) 76 (32.9) 70 (30.3) Change 150.73 75.99 High education, n (%) 79 (34.2) 64 (27.7) Vigorous PA min p/w, M ( SD ) 231.00 (323.88) 238.02 (426.03) 317.95 (458.36) 314.46 (489.92) Employed, n (%) 122 (52.8) 111 (48.1) Change 86.95 76.44 Not employed, n (%) 109 (47.2) 120 (51.9) Vegetable intake, g p/d, M ( SD ) 138.47 (67.92) 124.17 (57.53) 146.58 (55.98) 124.92 (60.84) Income below average, n (%) 28 (12.1) 42 (18.2) Change 8.12 0.75 Income average, n (%) 84 (36.4) 78 (33.8) Fruit intake, servings p/d, M ( SD ) 1.78 (1.23) 1.59 (1.03) 1.87 (0.94) 1.72 (1.08) Income above average, n (%) 119 (51.5) 111 (48.3) Change 0.10 0.13 Working hours p/w, M ( SD ) 16.2 (12.0) 16.8 (13.6) Whole gr. bread, slices p/d, M ( SD ) 3.12 (1.81) 2.81 (1.51) 3.21 (1.48) 2.88 (1.45) BMI, M ( SD ) 26.0 (5.0) 26.5 (4.9) Change 0.09 0.08 Breast cancer, n (%) 162 (70.1) 164 (71) Fish, servings p/w, M ( SD ) 1.86 (1.93) 1.35 (1.30) 2.46 (2.75) 1.77 (2.24 ) Other cancer type, n (%) 69 (29.9) 67 (29) Change 0.60 0.42 Surgery, chemo, radiation, n (%) 86 (37.2) 108 (46.8) Smoking behavior total sample Surgery, chemo, n (%) 61 (26.4) 48 (20.8) Current smokers 27 (11.7%) 32 (13.9%) 18 (10.2%) 28 (13.5%) 3 Surgery, radiation, n (%) 46 (19.9) 30 (13) Change -9 -4 Other type of treatment, n (%) 38 (16.5) 45 (19.5) Course smoking behavior 2