Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Cancer Risk Among Older Adults: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and long-term cancer risk in a nationwide cohort of older adults.

Participants and methods

The cohort comprised participants of a national survey conducted between July 2005 and December 2006, constituting a random sample of Israeli community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older. Based on self-reported LTPA habits, participants were classified as sufficiently active, insufficiently active, or inactive according to published guidelines. Cancer diagnosis was assessed via the Israeli National Cancer Registry through September 2015. Inverse probability weighted hazard ratios for incident cancer, based on propensity score, were estimated for LTPA categories.

Results

Analysis included 1542

SUBMITTER: Cohen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7140136 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature