Leisure-time physical activity, daily sitting time, and mortality among US skin cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the long-term effect of sitting time and physical activity after a skin cancer diagnosis.

Methods

A cohort of a nationally representative sample of skin cancer survivors (n=862) and non-cancer adults (n=13691) ≥50 years from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Mortality data were linked through December 31, 2019.

Results

During up to 13.2 years of follow-up (median, 6.3 years; 94,093 person-years), 207 deaths (cancer: 53) occurred in skin cancer survivors and 1970 (cancer: 414) in non-cancer adults. After adjusting for covariates and skin cancer type, being active was associated with lower risks of all-cause (HR=0.69; 95% CI: 0.47 to 1.00) and non-cancer (HR=0.59; 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.97) mortality compared to being inactive am

SUBMITTER: Cao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11121757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature