Open AccessAssociation of Changes in Fitness and Body Composition with Cancer Mortality in Men
Author(s) -
Peizhen Zhang,
Xuemei Sui,
Gregory A. Hand,
James R. Hébert,
Steven N. Blair
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000225
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , confounding , hazard ratio , body mass index , physical fitness , cancer , demography , confidence interval , metabolic equivalent , cohort , physical therapy , physical activity , sociology
Both baseline cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity predict the risk of cancer mortality. However, the effects of changes in these two factors over time have not been evaluated thoroughly. The aim of this study was to examine the independent and joint associations of changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition on cancer mortality.