Prolonged Sitting, Its Combination With Physical Inactivity and Incidence of Lung Cancer: Prospective Data From the HUNT Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Prolonged sitting as a major sedentary behavior potentially contributes to illness, but its relation with lung cancer risk is unclear. Prolonged sitting can be presented in physically active or inactive individuals. Those who are extendedly seated and also physically inactive may represent the most sedentary people. We therefore aimed to prospectively examine if total sitting time daily itself or in combination with physical activity is associated with lung cancer incidence overall and histologic types. Methods: We included 45,810 cancer-free adults who participated in the second survey of HUNT Study in Norway (1995-97), with a median follow-up of 18.3 years. Total sitting time daily and physical activity were self-reported at baseline. Lung cancer cases were asce

SUBMITTER: Jiang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397867 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature