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Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults.

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Gilchrist, SC; Howard, VJ; Akinyemiju, T; Judd, SE; Cushman, M; Hooker, SP; Diaz, KM
Published in: JAMA Oncol
August 1, 2020

IMPORTANCE: Sedentary behavior is associated with several health outcomes, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. Less is known about the association between objectively measured sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, as well as the association with physical activity. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between accelerometer-measured sedentary behavior (total volume and accrual in prolonged, uninterrupted bouts) and cancer mortality. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A prospective cohort study conducted in the contiguous US included 8002 black and white adults aged 45 years or older enrolled in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. The present analysis was performed from April 18, 2019, to April 21, 2020. EXPOSURES: Sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity (LIPA), and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) were measured using a hip-mounted accelerometer worn for 7 consecutive days. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Cancer mortality. RESULTS: Of the 8002 study participants, 3668 were men (45.8%); mean (SD) age was 69.8 (8.5) years. Over a mean (SD) follow-up of 5.3 (1.5) years, 268 participants (3.3%) died of cancer. In multivariable-adjusted models, including MVPA, greater total sedentary time was associated with a greater risk of cancer mortality (tertile 2 vs tertile 1: hazard ratio [HR], 1.45; 95% CI, 1.00-2.11; tertile 3 vs tertile 1: HR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.01-2.27). Longer sedentary bout duration was not significantly associated with greater cancer mortality risk: after adjustment for MVPA (tertile 2 vs tertile 1: HR, 1.26; 95% CI, 0.90-1.78; tertile 3 vs tertile 1: HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 0.96-1.93). Replacing 30 minutes of sedentary time with LIPA was significantly associated with an 8% (per 30 minutes: HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.86-0.97) lower risk of cancer mortality; MVPA was significantly associated with a 31% (per 30 minutes: HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.48-0.97) lower risk of cancer mortality. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cohort study, greater sedentary time, as measured with accelerometry, appeared to be independently associated with cancer mortality risk. Replacing sedentary time with either LIPA or MVPA may be associated with a lower risk of cancer mortality. These findings suggest that the total volume of sedentary behavior is a potential cancer mortality risk factor and support the public health message that adults should sit less and move more to promote longevity.

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JAMA Oncol

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2374-2445

Publication Date

August 1, 2020

Volume

6

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1210 / 1217

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Accelerometry
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
 

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Gilchrist, S. C., Howard, V. J., Akinyemiju, T., Judd, S. E., Cushman, M., Hooker, S. P., & Diaz, K. M. (2020). Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults. JAMA Oncol, 6(8), 1210–1217. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2045
Gilchrist, Susan C., Virginia J. Howard, Tomi Akinyemiju, Suzanne E. Judd, Mary Cushman, Steven P. Hooker, and Keith M. Diaz. “Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults.JAMA Oncol 6, no. 8 (August 1, 2020): 1210–17. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2045.
Gilchrist SC, Howard VJ, Akinyemiju T, Judd SE, Cushman M, Hooker SP, et al. Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Aug 1;6(8):1210–7.
Gilchrist, Susan C., et al. “Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults.JAMA Oncol, vol. 6, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 1210–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2045.
Gilchrist SC, Howard VJ, Akinyemiju T, Judd SE, Cushman M, Hooker SP, Diaz KM. Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Aug 1;6(8):1210–1217.

Published In

JAMA Oncol

DOI

EISSN

2374-2445

Publication Date

August 1, 2020

Volume

6

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1210 / 1217

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Accelerometry
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis