The impact of breast cancer on physical activity from midlife to early older adulthood and predictors of change post-diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine physical activity (PA) patterns from pre- to post-diagnosis, and compare these changes to women without breast cancer. To determine pre-diagnosis predictors of PA change, post-diagnosis, in breast cancer survivors (BCS).

Methods

Data were from 2314 Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) participants, average age of 46.4 ± 2.7 years at baseline (1996-1997). In Pink SWAN, 151 women who reported an incident breast cancer diagnosis over 20 years were classified as BCS; the remaining 2163 women were controls. LOESS plots and linear mixed models were used to illustrate and compare PA changes (sports/exercise [primary measure] and total PA) from pre- to post-diagnosis (or corresponding period) in BCS versus controls. Adjusted linear regression models we

SUBMITTER: Pettee Gabriel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7365759 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature