Health Behaviors of Breast Cancer Survivors with Hypertension: A Propensity Analysis of KNHANES III-V (2005-2012).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines health behaviors of breast cancer survivors with hypertension and compares them with those of non-cancer individuals with hypertension.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a total of 10,996 hypertensive adults (≥ 19 years) who participated in the 2005-2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were considered. Data on alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, antihypertensive medication adherence, self-reported diet control, and sodium intake were collected through self-report questionnaire. A total of 64 breast cancer survivors with hypertension and 10,932 non-cancer participants with hypertension were identified. To better compare health behaviors of the two groups, 56 breast cancer survivors and 280 non-c

SUBMITTER: Jeong JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4433251 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature