Tobacco and alcohol use, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity habits, and participation in routine checkups and cancer screenings among adults aged 40 and older with and without chronic diseases
Elif Nur Yildirim-Ozturk, Mehmet Uyar · 2026
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Elif Nur Yildirim-Ozturk and Mehmet Uyar compare health habits of Turkish adults over forty with and without chronic disease, in this 2026 study. Data came from the 2022 Turkey Health Survey and covered 12,555 people. The team compared smoking, drinking, diet, activity, checkups, and cancer screening between the two groups. They also ran both classic and Bayesian statistics to see where the methods agree.
Adults with chronic disease smoked and drank less, moved less, and attended more checkups and screenings. Fruit and vegetable intake matched between groups. The two statistical styles agreed on most points, though Bayesian models filtered out weak predictors more strictly. Effect sizes stayed small to moderate. The authors say behavior change after diagnosis is real but modest, and programs should fit patients' limits.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elif Nur Yildirim-Ozturk, Mehmet Uyar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |