title: Correlates of strength exercise in colorectal cancer survivors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence and correlates of meeting the public health strength exercise guidelines (≥2 days/week) in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample of 600 CRC survivors in Alberta, Canada, completed a mailed questionnaire assessing  medical, demographic, and behavioral variables and participation in strength exercise.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About a quarter (25.5%) of CRC survivors were meeting strength exercise guidelines. In multivariate analysis, meeting guidelines was associated with being male (p = .052), married (p = .079),  a drinker (p = .006), in better health (p < .001), nonsmoking (p = .023), and nonobese (p = .010).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions to increase strength exercise participation in CRC survivors are needed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Canada. speedand@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Speed-Andrews
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: McGowan
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Chris M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: S Nicole
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Culos-Reed
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Friedenreich
authors.forename: Kerry S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Courneya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000416:Alberta; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010349:Patient Compliance; D055070:Resistance Training; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors