To develop and validate an instrument to assess environmentally conscious eating (Green Eating [GE]) behavior (BEH) and GE Transtheoretical Model constructs including Stage of Change (SOC), Decisional Balance (DB), and Self-efficacy (SE).
The models included stage of diagnosis, year of diagnosis, age, and sex as predictors of survival.
The clinical covariates included stage of disease, ER status, and PR status.
For boys, annual questions were asked about various indicators of puberty, including stage of growth of pubic hair.
Other investigations have shown that place of residence influences health outcomes [ 15, 16], including stage of cancer diagnosis [ 17].
Clinical data including stage of disease, tumor size and lymph node status also were extracted from patients' medical records.
Several factors determine whether HRR or NHEJ is employed including stage of the cell cycle, growth factor signaling, and the severity and type of damage [ 6, 8].
The disease related factors include stage of cancer, physical fitness level, exhaustion, fatigue, tiredness, pain and multiple co-morbidities, among others.
Independent variables in each regression analysis were same, including stage of illness and all socio-demographic and clinical characteristics shown in Table 1.
In the multivariate analysis, the clinical and pathological variables that may affect survival, including stage of disease, tumour grade, residual tumour, histologic type and age were adjusted.
