Estimating cancers attributable to physical inactivity in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It was previously estimated that 1814 (1.6 % of incident cancers) were attributable to physical inactivity in Australia in 2010, when only three sites were considered. We estimated the burden of cancer due to physical inactivity in Australia for 13 sites.

Design

The population attributable fraction estimated site-specific cancer cases attributable to physical inactivity for 13 cancers. The potential impact fraction was used to estimate cancers that could have been prevented in 2015 if Australian adults had increased their physical activity by a modest amount in 2004-05.

Methods

We used 2004-05 national physical activity prevalence data, 2015 national cancer incidence data, and contemporary relative-risk estimates for physical inactivity and cancer. We assum

SUBMITTER: Ellis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939860 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature