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ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2023

Impact of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Trajectories on Colon Cancer Risk over the Adult Life Course.

Cami N Christopher, Charles E Matthews, Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Sarah Kozey Keadle

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Life Course Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Risk of Cancer in Adulthood: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cami N ChristopherDepartment of Kinesiology and Public Health, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California.ORCID 0000-0002-7238-0546
Charles E MatthewsDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Rockville, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-8037-3103
Pedro F Saint-MauriceDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Rockville, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-8752-2340
Sarah Kozey KeadleDepartment of Kinesiology and Public Health, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9569-9306
California Polytechnic State University · USCancer Genetics (United States) · US

Funding

Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer in the AARP CohortZIACP010196 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI SINHA, RASHMI · 2009 to 2025
$21.0M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundModerate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reduces colon cancer risk; however, it is unclear how the timing of MVPA throughout the adult life course impacts colon cancer risk. We evaluated whether maintenance and changes in MVPA levels over time are associated with colon cancer risk.

methodsWe assessed 293,198 adults ages 50 to 71 years in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Participants completed baseline health and physical activity questionnaires between 1995 and 1997 and were followed through 2011, (average follow-up of 13.1 years). There were 5,072 colon cancer cases over the study period. Using latent class trajectory models, we identified seven distinct MVPA trajectories across the adult life course (15-18, 19-29, 30-35, and past 10-years) and ran Cox proportional hazards regression models.

resultsCompared with those who maintained low MVPA levels, those who maintained high and moderate levels of MVPA had a lower risk of colon cancer [HR, 0.85; confidence interval (CI), 0.78-0.93; HR = 0.87; CI, 0.76-1.00)], and those who increased MVPA levels early and later during adulthood had a lower colon cancer risk (HR, 0.90; CI, 0.80-1.01) and (HR, 0.92; CI, 0.80-1.06), respectively. Those who decreased MVPA early in adulthood had an increased risk of colon cancer (HR, 1.12; CI, 1.02-1.23). These associations were stronger in adults ages <65 years at baseline and in men (P < 0.001).

conclusionsConsistent participation in MVPA throughout life may reduce colon cancer risk. IMPACT: These findings emphasize that engaging in MVPA throughout adulthood lowers risk of colon cancer.

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Colonic NeoplasmsExerciseAdultAgedDietHumansLife Change EventsMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards Models

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