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Table 2 Associations between daily total physical activity and cancer incidence among 52,938 participants

From: Association between physical activity and cancer risk among Chinese adults: a 10-year prospective study

Cause of incidence

Physical activity

P-trend

per 1-SD increment

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Total Cancers

No of events

1263

868

694

710

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

0.96 (0.88, 1.05)

0.88 (0.80, 0.97)

0.89 (0.81, 0.99)

0.009

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

Stomach Cancer

No of events

281

163

157

157

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

0.93 (0.77, 1.14)

1.02 (0.82, 1.25)

0.95 (0.77, 1.18)

0.957

0.99 (0.92, 1.08)

Lung Cancer

No of events

279

165

121

135

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

0.86 (0.71, 1.06)

0.71 (0.57, 0.90)

0.75 (0.60, 0.94)

0.004

0.89 (0.82, 0.96)

Colorectal Cancer

No of events

175

124

68

75

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

1.03 (0.81, 1.31)

0.67 (0.50, 0.90)

0.74 (0.55, 1.00)

0.007

0.86 (0.77, 0.96)

Liver Cancer

No of events

120

76

72

60

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

1.04 (0.77, 1.40)

1.08 (0.78, 1.48)

0.82 (0.58, 1.15)

0.364

0.95 (0.84, 1.06)

Oesophagus Cancer

No of events

86

47

39

45

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

0.92 (0.63, 1.33)

0.82 (0.55, 1.24)

0.84 (0.56, 1.27)

0.384

0.94 (0.81, 1.08)

Breast Cancer (female only)

No of events

56

67

52

41

  

HR (95% CI)

1.00

1.08 (0.75, 1.56)

0.94 (0.63, 1.41)

0.87 (0.56, 1.33)

0.265

0.91 (0.78, 1.07)

  1. Multivariate models were stratified by age (5 years intervals) and adjusted for: sex, education, marital status, alcohol intake, smoking status, fresh fruit intake, red meat intake, and BMI