
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5405
We studied the relationship of prostate cancer to anthropometry and self-reported physical activity among 5377 African-American and Caucasian participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I cohort. The cohort was first examined between 1971 and 1975 and then followed prospectively through the Epidemiologic Follow-up Study in 19821984, 1986, 1987, and 1992. Men who reported low levels of nonrecreational physical activity had increased risk of prostate cancer compared with very active men. These findings were unchanged after adjustment for potential confounders and were stronger for African-Americans (relative risk, 3.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.78.4) than for Caucasians (relative risk, 1.7; confidence interval, 0.82.3). Lower levels of recreational activity were weakly associated with increased prostate cancer risk among African-Americans but not among Caucasians. Prostate cancer risk was unrelated to a variety of anthropometric variables. These results suggest that inactive men are at increased risk of prostate cancer.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
D. M. Werny, T. Thompson, M. Saraiya, D. Freedman, B. J. Kottiri, R. R. German, and M. Wener Obesity Is Negatively Associated with Prostate-Specific Antigen in U.S. Men, 2001-2004 Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., January 1, 2007; 16(1): 70 - 76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. Rodriguez, S. J. Freedland, A. Deka, E. J. Jacobs, M. L. McCullough, A. V. Patel, M. J. Thun, and E. E. Calle Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., January 1, 2007; 16(1): 63 - 69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. S.P. Sequoia, M. E. Wright, P. McCarron, P. Pietinen, P. R. Taylor, J. Virtamo, and D. Albanes A Prospective Investigation of Height and Prostate Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., November 1, 2006; 15(11): 2174 - 2178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Z. Gong, M. L. Neuhouser, P. J. Goodman, D. Albanes, C. Chi, A. W. Hsing, S. M. Lippman, E. A. Platz, M. N. Pollak, I. M. Thompson, et al. Obesity, diabetes, and risk of prostate cancer: results from the prostate cancer prevention trial. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., October 1, 2006; 15(10): 1977 - 1983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. L. Giovannucci, Y. Liu, M. F. Leitzmann, M. J. Stampfer, and W. C. Willett A Prospective Study of Physical Activity and Incident and Fatal Prostate Cancer Arch Intern Med, May 9, 2005; 165(9): 1005 - 1010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. V. Patel, C. Rodriguez, E. J. Jacobs, L. Solomon, M. J. Thun, and E. E. Calle Recreational Physical Activity and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Large Cohort of U.S. Men Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., January 1, 2005; 14(1): 275 - 279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. M. Friedenreich, S. E. McGregor, K. S. Courneya, S. J. Angyalfi, and F. G. Elliott Case-Control Study of Lifetime Total Physical Activity and Prostate Cancer Risk Am. J. Epidemiol., April 15, 2004; 159(8): 740 - 749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
R. J. MacInnis, D. R. English, D. M. Gertig, J. L. Hopper, and G. G. Giles Body Size and Composition and Prostate Cancer Risk Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., December 1, 2003; 12(12): 1417 - 1421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. M. Friedenreich and M. R. Orenstein Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Etiologic Evidence and Biological Mechanisms J. Nutr., November 1, 2002; 132(11): 3456S - 3464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. M. Friedenreich Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: From Observational to Intervention Research Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., April 1, 2001; 10(4): 287 - 301. [Abstract] [Full Text] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Cancer Research | Clinical Cancer Research |
| Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention | Molecular Cancer Therapeutics |
| Molecular Cancer Research | Cancer Prevention Research |
| Cancer Prevention Journals Portal | Cancer Reviews Online |
| Annual Meeting Education Book | Meeting Abstracts Online |