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Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behaviour and the risks of colon and rectal cancers in the 45 and up study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, March 2018
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Title
Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behaviour and the risks of colon and rectal cancers in the 45 and up study
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BMC Public Health, March 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5225-z
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Carlos Nunez, Visalini Nair-Shalliker, Sam Egger, Freddy Sitas, Adrian Bauman

Abstract

Obesity and physical activity (PA) are predictors of colon (CC) and rectal (RC) cancers. Prolonged sitting is also emerging as a potential predictor for these cancers. Little knowledge exists about the interactive effects of obesity, PA and prolonged sitting on cancer risk. This analysis assessed independent and interactive effects of PA, body mass index (BMI) and sitting time on CC and RC risks. This analysis used data from a prospective study of 226,584 participants aged 45 years and over in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, who joined the 45 and Up study between 2006 and 2009. Baseline data were linked with data relating to mortality, cancer registration, hospital admission and Department of Human Services to December 2010. Multivariable Cox regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (referred to as relative risks, RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (Cis). Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. There were 846 and 369 ascertained cases of CC and RC. BMI was positively associated with CC risk (p = 0.003, P-trend = 0.0006) but not with RC. CC risk was increased in participants in the highest BMI quartile (≥29.4-≤50 kg/m2) compared to the lowest (15- < 23.6 kg/m2), (RR = 1.32, 95% CI:1.08-1.63). PA was associated with CC risk (p = 0.02) but not with RC. Specifically, CC risk was lower in individuals partaking in any amount of vigorous activity (time/week) compared to participants with no engagement (RR = 0.78, 95% CI:0.65-0.93). Sitting time was not associated with CC or RC. We found no evidence of interactive effects of PA, BMI and prolonged sitting on cancer risk. This evidence suggests that a healthy weight and vigorous activity are essential to reduce CC risk since these factors may be independent of each other.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 97 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 12 12%
Student > Postgraduate 10 10%
Researcher 9 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 8%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 36 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 19%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 5%
Sports and Recreations 5 5%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Other 7 7%
Unknown 38 39%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2018.
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#2,495,215
of 24,378,020 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#2,897
of 16,102 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#52,812
of 335,866 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#100
of 314 outputs
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