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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2016 Nov 15;139(10):2178–2192. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30281

Table 4.

Cox proportional hazards model of time to lung cancer incidence according to amount of current (study entry) physical activity and sedentary behavior.

Incident lung cancer, current (study entry) total physical activity (MET-min/wk)

MET minutes per week No. of cases Unadjusted model
Adjusted model1
HR (95% CI) p Values HR (95% CI) p Values
0 to <100 581 Ref. <0.0001 Ref. 0.009

100 to <500 588 0.76 (0.68–0.85) 0.86 (0.76–0.96)

500 to <1,200 535 0.68 (0.60–0.76) 0.82 (0.73–0.93)

1,200+ 444 0.72 (0.63–0.81) 0.90 (0.79–1.03)

Incident lung cancer, current (study entry) strenuous physical activity (MET-min/wk)

Unadjusted model
Adjusted model1
MET minutes per week No. of cases HR (95% CI) p Values HR (95% CI) Global p values

0 to- <100 1675 Ref. 0.04 Ref. 0.27

100 to <500 155 0.83 (0.70–0.98) 1.03 (0.88–1.22)

500 to <1,200 187 0.87 (0.75–1.02) 1.04 (0.89–1.21)

1,200+ 131 1.02 (0.86–1.22) 1.20 (1.00–1.43)

Incident lung cancer, current (study entry) moderate physical activity (MET-min/wk)

Unadjusted model
Adjusted model1
MET minutes per week No. of cases HR (95% CI) p Values HR (95% CI) Global p values

0 to <100 1,388 Ref. <0.0001 Ref. 0.01

100 to <500 519 0.85 (0.77–0.94) 0.99 (0.89–1.09)

500 to <1,200 185 0.76 (0.65–0.89) 0.82 (0.70–0.96)

1,200+ 56 1.18 (0.90–1.54) 1.28 (0.98–1.67)

Incident lung cancer, current (study entry) mild physical activity (MET-min/wk)

Unadjusted model
Adjusted model1
MET minutes per week No. of cases HR (95% CI) Global p values HR (95% CI) Global p values

0 to <100 1,702 Ref. 0.74 Ref. 0.65

100 to <500 348 0.96 (0.86–1.08) 0.94 (0.84–1.06)

500 to <1,200 84 1.08 (0.86–1.34) 0.95 (0.76–1.18)

1,200+ 14 0.86 (0.51–1.45) 0.83 (0.49–1.41)

Incident lung cancer, current (study entry) sedentary behavior (sitting hrs/day)

Unadjusted model
Adjusted model1
Sitting time (hrs/day) No. of cases HR (95% CI) Global p values HR (95% CI) Global p values

≤5 399 Ref. 0.01 Ref. 0.37

6 to <10 571 1.17 (1.03–1.33) 1.08 (0.95–1.22)

≥10 359 1.21 (1.05–1.39) 1.10 (0.95–1.28)
1

All sedentary behavior adjusted models are adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, BMI, family history of cancer, personal history of cancer, history of asthma, history of emphysema or chronic bronchitis, smoking, education, alcohol intake, vitamin D use, hormone therapy, oral contraceptive use, hysterectomy status, NSAID use, servings of fruit, vegetables, and red meat.

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