Associations of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Television Viewing with Life Expectancy Cancer-Free at Age 50: The ARIC Study
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Background: Physical activity has been associated with longer chronic disease–free life expectancy, but specific cancer types have not been investigated. We examined whether leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (LTPA) and television (TV) viewing were associated with life expectancy cancer-free. Methods: We included 14,508 participants without a cancer history from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. We used multistate survival models to separately examine associations of LTPA (no LTPA, Results: Compared with no LTPA, participants who engaged in LTPA ≥median had a greater life expectancy cancer-free from colorectal [men-2.2 years (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.7–2.7), women-2.3 years (95% CI, 1.7–2.8)], lung [men-2.1 years (95% CI, 1.5–2.6), women-2.1 years (95% CI, 1.6–2.7)], prostate [1.5 years (95% CI, 0.8–2.2)], and postmenopausal breast cancer [2.4 years (95% CI, 1.4–3.3)]. Compared with watching TV often/very often, participants who seldom/never watched TV had a greater colorectal, lung, and postmenopausal breast cancer-free life expectancy of ∼1 year. Conclusions: Participating in LTPA was associated with longer life expectancy cancer-free from colorectal, lung, prostate, and postmenopausal breast cancer. Viewing less TV was associated with more years lived cancer-free from colorectal, lung, and postmenopausal breast cancer. Impact: Increasing physical activity and reducing TV viewing may extend the number of years lived cancer-free.
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1017297203, G1114307781, G1522370804, G1788514665, G1823732541, G2262505034, G3189771268, G3744596180, G3973572274, G4597579782, G4739409156, G4747441672, G4790942633, G5003019801, G5352314984, G5770678025, G5928944960, G6060132884, G6739173425, G6837735701, G7155745631, G7535686976, G8738262636, UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training Grant, Cancer Center Support Grant
OpenAlex ID: W3088729192