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| PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATION TO CANCER RISK - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY OF COLLEGE ALUMNI |
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| Author(s): LEE IM, PAFFENBARGER RS |
| Source: MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE Volume: 26 Issue: 7 Pages: 831-837 Published: JUL 1994 |
| Times Cited: 77 References: 30 |
| Abstract: Previous investigations regarding the influence of physical activity on cancer risk generally have utilized a single assessment of activity, thus failing to account for changes over time. Additionally, one assessment may be somewhat imprecise. We attempted to overcome these problems in a study of 17,607 men (aged 30-79 yr), followed from 1962 or 1966 (1962/1966) through 1988. We assessed physical activity (based on self-reported stair climbing, walking and participation in sports or recreational activities) twice: in 1962/1966 and again in 1977. A total of 280 colon, 53 rectal, 454 prostatic, 262 lung, and 88 pancreatic cancers developed during follow-up. Among alumni with Quetelet's index greater than or equal to 26 units, those highly active (energy expenditure greater than or equal to 2,500 kcal [greater than or equal to 10,460 kJ].wk(-1)) had 0.19 (95% confidence interval, 0.02-1.52) to 0.56 (0.29-1.09) times the colon cancer risk of those inactive (<1,000 kcal [<4,184 kJ].wk(-1)). Colon cancer risk was unrelated to level of activity among alumni with Quetelet's index < 26 units. Highly active alumni also had 0.39 (95% confidence interval, 0.18-0.85) to 0.62 (0.45-0.85) times the lung cancer risks of their inactive colleagues. Physical activity was not significantly associated with risks of rectal, prostatic, or pancreatic cancers. The biologic basis for a protective effect of increased activity on cancer risk appears plausible. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: LEE, IM (reprint author), HARVARD UNIV, SCH PUBL HLTH, DEPT EPIDEMIOL, 677 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA |
Addresses:
1. BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, DEPT MED, DIV PREVENT MED, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
2. HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, BOSTON, MA 02215 USA
3. STANFORD UNIV, SCH MED, DIV EPIDEMIOL, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA |
| Publisher: WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 351 WEST CAMDEN ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21201-2436 |
| Subject Category: Sport Sciences |
| IDS Number: NV496 |
| ISSN: 0195-9131 |
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