Table 2.

Risk of cancer mortality according to thirds of muscular strength, Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1980-2003.

	Deaths	Rate*	HR (95% CI)†	HR (95% CI)‡	HR (95% CI)§	HR (95% CI)∥	HR (95% CI)¶
Strength thirds
Lowest	95	17.5	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Middle	60	11.0	0.65 (0.47-0.90)	0.67 (0.49-0.93)	0.67 (0.48-0.94)	0.69 (0.49-0.96)	0.69 (0.49-0.95)
Upper	56	10.3	0.61 (0.44-0.85)	0.64 (0.46-0.90)	0.64 (0.44-0.92)	0.68 (0.48-0.97)	0.70 (0.49-0.98)
P for linear trend		0.001	0.003	0.008	0.01	0.03	0.03

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^*age and examination year adjusted death rate per 10,000 person-years.

^†adjusted for covariates: age, examination year, smoking status, alcohol intake, and medical conditions (presence or not of hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia).

^‡adjusted for covariates plus body mass index.

^§adjusted for covariates plus percent body fat.

^∥adjusted for covariates plus waist circumference.

^¶adjusted for covariates plus cardiorespiratory fitness.