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Physical Activity and Colon Cancer Risk
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Gerhardsson M (Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, The Karolinska Institute, Box 60208, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden), Floderus B and Norell S E. Physical activity and colon cancer risk. International Journal of Epidemiology 1988, 17: 743–746. The association between low physical activity and colon cancer was examined in a Swedish 14-year follow-up study of 16477 subjects. The relative risk (RR) of colon cancer in subjects with low physical activity was estimated at 3.6 (1.3–9.8, 95% confidence interval). An association was observed for both men and women, and for low physical activity during occupational hours (RR = 1.6, 0.8–2.9) as well as during recreational hours (RR = 1.6, 1.0–2.7). The relative risk for rectal cancer was not elevated. In the study we controlled for age, gender, domicile and, to some extent, for diet A possible mechanism is that low physical activity could prolong the transit time of the stool in the colon and thereby the duration of contact between the mucosa and fecal carcinogens.
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- Authors
- GERHARDSSON, M., FLODERUS, B., & NORELL, S. E.
- Venue
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1988
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 743-746
- ISSN
- 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3685
- OpenAlex
- W2143978489
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- 160
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 2.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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