Examination of the dietary, physical activity, and screen use habits of adults with and without a cancer diagnosis: A hospital-based case-control study

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate and compare the dietary, physical activity, and screen use habits of adults with and without a cancer diagnosis. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital-based case-control study. The study was conducted in 2019 at a university hospital in K…, Turkey. The study included 151 individuals, 49 in the case group and 102 in the control group, who met the inclusion criteria. Research data were collected using a data collection form. The research data were analyzed using independent samples t-test / Mann-Whitney U-test, and Chi-squared test. Odds Ratio (OR) and Cohen's d effect size were also calculated. Results: After stratification by age, there was statistical significance between the case and control groups for water consumption at age ≤55 years and coffee consumption at age ≥56 years (p