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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2019 Mar 25;12(5):315–326. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-18-0452

Table 6.

Combined association of physical activity and sitting time with colorectal cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort, 1993–2013

Moderate/vigorous activity
(MET-hours/day)
Sitting time P for
heterogeneity
Cases HR (95% CI)a Cases HR (95% CI)a Cases HR (95% CI)
Total sitting
≥10 hours >6‒<10 hours ≤6 hours
Men
 <1.42 124 1.00 (ref) 135 1.01 (0.79–1.29) 164 0.89 (0.71–1.13)
 1.42‒<2.86 116 0.97 (0.76–1.25) 129 0.91 (0.71–1.17) 134 0.88 (0.69–1.12)
 2.86‒<4.86 135 0.80 (0.63–1.03) 169 0.82 (0.65–1.04) 150 0.81 (0.63–1.03)
 4.86‒<9.14 154 0.82 (0.65–1.04) 201 0.84 (0.67–1.06) 164 0.81 (0.64–1.02)
 ≥9.14 88 0.67 (0.51–0.88) 162 0.66 (0.52–0.84) 200 0.82 (0.66–1.03)
 P for trend 0.02 <0.001 0.60 0.06
Women
 <1.42 94 1.00 (ref) 106 1.21 (0.91–1.59) 153 1.06 (0.81–1.37)
 1.42‒<2.86 131 0.92 (0.71–1.20) 159 1.08 (0.84–1.40) 171 1.06 (0.82–1.37)
 2.86‒<4.86 155 1.08 (0.83–1.39) 146 0.98 (0.76–1.27) 135 0.99 (0.76–1.29)
 4.86‒<9.14 133 0.96 (0.74–1.25) 153 0.95 (0.74–1.24) 117 0.90 (0.68–1.18)
 ≥9.14 59 0.95 (0.69–1.32) 108 1.02 (0.77–1.35) 107 1.06 (0.80–1.40)
 P for trend 0.64 0.70 0.70 0.89
Sitting watching TV
≥3 hours 1‒<3 hours <1 hour
Men
 <1.42 219 1.00 (ref) 144 0.96 (0.78–1.19) 50 0.82 (0.60–1.12)
 1.42‒<2.86 191 0.90 (0.74–1.10) 144 0.97 (0.79–1.20) 40 0.91 (0.65–1.28)
 2.86‒<4.86 223 0.81 (0.67–0.98) 173 0.82 (0.67–1.00) 52 0.88 (0.65–1.19)
 4.86‒<9.14 269 0.85 (0.71–1.02) 184 0.79 (0.65–0.96) 59 0.93 (0.69–1.24)
 ≥9.14 200 0.68 (0.56–0.83) 193 0.80 (0.66–0.97) 51 0.71 (0.52–0.97)
 P for trend <0.001 0.10 0.39 0.52
Women
 <1.42 171 1.00 (ref) 133 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 41 0.67 (0.48–0.94)
 1.42‒<2.86 225 0.88 (0.72–1.07) 165 0.85 (0.68–1.05) 62 1.17 (0.87–1.57)
 2.86‒<4.86 238 0.96 (0.79–1.17) 143 0.79 (0.63–0.99) 44 0.84 (0.60–1.17)
 4.86‒<9.14 217 0.85 (0.70–1.04) 128 0.73 (0.58–0.92) 54 1.03 (0.76–1.40)
 ≥9.14 127 0.90 (0.72–1.14) 118 0.97 (0.76–1.23) 25 0.64 (0.42–0.98)
 P for trend 0.57 0.71 0.24 0.52

Abbreviation: MET, metabolic equivalent.

a

Adjusted by Cox proportional hazards regression for age at cohort entry, race/ethnicity, family history of colorectal cancer, history of colorectal polyp, body mass index, pack-years of cigarette smoking, multivitamin use, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, menopausal hormone therapy use for women only, and intake of alcohol, total energy, red meat, dietary fiber, calcium, folate, and vitamin D.