Table 3.
Population attributable fraction (PAF) and estimated number of cancers diagnosed in Australia in 2010 attributable to insufficient levels of physical activity
| Age at outcomea | Colon [C18, C19]b | Breast (post-menopausal) [C50]b | Endometrium [C54, C55]b | All cancersc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAF | Obs. | Exc. | PAF | Obs. | Exc. | PAF | Obs. | Exc. | Obs. | Exc. | |
| Males | |||||||||||
| 25–34 yrs | 5.4 | 37 | 2 | 1,042 | 2 | ||||||
| 35–44 yrs | 6.9 | 134 | 9 | 2,214 | 9 | ||||||
| 45–54 yrs | 7.4 | 469 | 35 | 6,632 | 35 | ||||||
| 55–64 yrs | 7.5 | 1187 | 89 | 16,279 | 89 | ||||||
| 65–74 yrs | 6.0 | 1,817 | 109 | 19,513 | 109 | ||||||
| 75–84 yrs | 4.7 | 1,557 | 73 | 14,520 | 73 | ||||||
| 85+ | 6.3 | 498 | 32 | 4,968 | 32 | ||||||
| Total | 5,699 | 349 | 65,168 | 349 | |||||||
| PAFaw | 6.1 | PAFaw= | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Females | |||||||||||
| 25–34 yrs | 7.4 | 40 | 3 | 258 | 6.1 | 19 | 1 | 1,401 | 4 | ||
| 35–44 yrs | 7.5 | 134 | 10 | 1,420 | 6.3 | 103 | 7 | 3,637 | 17 | ||
| 45–54 yrs | 7.8 | 422 | 33 | 8.4 | 3,385 | 284 | 6.5 | 362 | 24 | 7,812 | 341 |
| 55–64 yrs | 7.9 | 908 | 72 | 8.5 | 3,893 | 330 | 6.6 | 721 | 48 | 11,042 | 450 |
| 65–74 yrs | 6.0 | 1,346 | 80 | 6.4 | 2,845 | 182 | 5.0 | 556 | 28 | 11,073 | 290 |
| 75–84 yrs | 6.2 | 1,522 | 94 | 6.6 | 1,617 | 107 | 5.1 | 355 | 18 | 9,819 | 219 |
| 85+ | 8.4 | 794 | 66 | 9.0 | 756 | 68 | 7.0 | 139 | 10 | 5,166 | 144 |
| Total | 5,166 | 358 | 14,174 | 971 | 2,255 | 136 | 49,950 | 1,465 | |||
| PAFaw | 6.9 | 6.8d | 6.0 | PAFaw= | 2.9 | ||||||
| 7.8e | |||||||||||
| Persons | |||||||||||
| 25–34 yrs | 77 | 5 | 258 | 19 | 1 | 2,443 | 6 | ||||
| 35–44 yrs | 268 | 19 | 1420 | 103 | 7 | 5,851 | 26 | ||||
| 45–54 yrs | 891 | 68 | 3,385 | 284 | 362 | 24 | 14,444 | 376 | |||
| 55–64 yrs | 2,095 | 161 | 3,893 | 330 | 721 | 48 | 27,321 | 539 | |||
| 65–74 yrs | 3,163 | 189 | 2,845 | 182 | 556 | 28 | 30,586 | 399 | |||
| 75–84 yrs | 3,079 | 167 | 1,617 | 107 | 355 | 18 | 24,339 | 292 | |||
| 85+ | 1,292 | 98 | 756 | 68 | 139 | 10 | 10,134 | 176 | |||
| Total | 10,865 | 707 | 14,174 | 971 | 2,255 | 136 | 115,118 | 1,814 | |||
| PAFaw | 6.5 | 6.8d | 6.0 | PAFaw= | 1.6 | ||||||
| 7.8e | |||||||||||
Abbreviations: Obs. = observed cancers in 2010; Exc. = excess cancers in 2010 attributable to insufficient physical activity; PAF = population attributable fraction (expressed as a percentage); PAFaw = age-weighted population attributable fraction (expressed as a percentage).
a: Prevalence data age groups are 10 years younger than cancer incidence age groups assuming a 10 year latent period.
b: International Classification of Diseases Code (ICD-10).
c: Excluding basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
d: % of all breast cancers.
e: % of post-menopausal breast cancers (45+ years).