Body mass index, physical activity, and television time in relation to mortality risk among endometrial cancer survivors in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Endometrial cancer (EC) survivors are the second largest group of female cancer survivors in the USA, with high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. While higher pre-diagnosis body mass index (BMI) has been associated with higher all-cause and disease-specific mortality, pre-diagnosis physical activity has shown mixed evidence of an association with mortality. However, the association between BMI, physical activity, and TV viewing measured after diagnosis and mortality risk among EC survivors is unknown.

Methods

We identified 580 women with EC in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study who completed a post-diagnosis questionnaire on BMI, leisure time moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), and TV viewing. We used Cox proportional hazards regres

SUBMITTER: Arem H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738914 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature