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Old age is negatively associated with attitudes towards weight loss (OR=0.8 for five-year increase in age).
Older cancer survivors may require different strategies to motivate weight loss.
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Old age was negatively associated with the attitudes towards weight loss (OR=0.8, 95% CI: 0.6‐0.9 for five‐year increase in age).
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Based on statistical analysis of survey data.
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Attitudes towards weight management in cancer survivors (136.8)
Fang Fang Zhang et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2014
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.136.8
cross-sectional · n=209
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