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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2022 Jun 13;15(9):605–621. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-22-0129

Table 2. Characteristics of included studies.

Study Study period Study design Study population Number of participants Age of participants (years) Physical activity questionnaire Method of administering questionnaire Follow-up duration
Arem et al. 2011 2004-2008 Case-control study Residents of Connecticut, USA 1329 (667 EC cases) 35-79 Kriska’s modifiable Activity Questionnaire (MAQ)-reliable and validated In-person interview n/a
Barberio et al. 2018 2000-2016 Cohort study Residents of Alberta, Canada 15368 women (90 EC cases) 35-69 Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYTPAQ)-reliable and validated Self-administered Mean 6.6 years cases, 11.1 years controls
Colbert et al. 2003 1987-1998 Cohort study Participants in Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP), USA 23374 (253 EC cases) Unknown, mean age 60-62 years Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Average 8.2 years
Conroy et al. 2009 1992-2007 Cohort study Health professionals enrolled into Women’s Health Study, USA 19917 (264 EC cases) 45+ Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Mean 8.8 years
Dieli-Conwright et al. 2013 1995-2007 Cohort study Public school teachers/administrators enrolled into California Teachers Study, USA 93888 (976 EC cases) 20+ Non-validated questionnaire, reliability confirmed Self-administered Median 12.1 years
Du et al. 2014 1986-2008 Cohort study Registered nurses enrolled in Nurses’ Health Study, USA 71570 (777 EC cases) 30-55 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability confirmed Self-administered 1,235,880 person-years
Friberg et al. 2006 1997-2005 Cohort study Residents of Uppsala and Västmanland counties, Sweden 33723 (199 EC cases) 50-83 Non- validated questionnaire, reliability confirmed Self-administered Mean 7.25 years
Friedenreich et al. 2007 1992-2004 Cohort study General adult population of 10 European countries enrolled into EPIC study 253023 (689 EC cases) 35-70 Modified version of Baecke questionnaire, reliability confirmed, not validated Self-administered Mean 6.6 years
Friedenreich et al. 2010 2002-2006 Case-control study Residents of Alberta, Canada 1574 (542 EC cases) 30-79 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability confirmed In-person interview n/a
Gierach et al. 2009 1995-2003 Cohort study Members of the American Association of Retired Persons who participated in NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, USA 109621 (1052 EC cases) 50-71 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Mean 3.8 years cases, 7.0 years for controls
Goodman et al. 1997 1985-1993 Case-control study Residents of Oahu, Hawaii of Japanese, Caucasian, Native Hawaian, Filipino and Chinese ethnicity 843 (332 EC cases) 18-84 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked In-person interview n/a
John et al. 2010 1996-1999 Case-control study Non-hispanic white, Hispanic and African American residents of San Francisco bay area, USA 970 (500 EC cases) 35-79 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked In-person interview n/a
Kwon et al. 2012 2009 Case-control study Participants in Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BFRSS), USA 144012 (1080 EC cases) 40-79 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Computer-assisted telephone interviews n/a
Littman et al. 2001 1985-1991 Case-control study Residents of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, Washington, USA 1933 (822 EC cases) 45-74 Modified version of Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity questionnaire, validated In-person interviews n/a
Matthews et al. 2005 1997-2001 Case-control study Residents of Shanghai, China 1678 (832 EC cases) 30-69 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability confirmed In-person interview n/a
Modesitt et al. 2012 2007-2009 Case-control study Overweight and obese postmenopausal women due for hysterectomy for EC or benign indications, USA 38 (22 EC cases) Mean age 58.3 Modified version of Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study Physical Activity Questionnaire, reliability not checked and validity in determining MET-h/week unknown Self-administered n/a
Olson et al. 1997 1986-1991 Case-control study Residents of New York state, USA 863 (232 EC cases) 40-85 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked In-person interview n/a
Patel et al. 2008 1992-2003 Cohort study Participants in Cancer Prevention II study Nutrition Cohort, USA 42672 (466 EC cases) 50-74 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Not reported
Plagens-Rotman et al. 2020 2011-2013 Case-control study Patients at the Gynaecological and Obstetric Hospital of the Medical University of Poznan, Poland 751 (68 EC cases) 21-84 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered n/a
Robsahm et al. 2010 1953-2007 Cohort study Norwegian world class athletes 1424 (3 EC cases) 18+ Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Not reported
Salazar-Martinez et al. 2000 1995-1997 Case-control study Patients attending Castelazo Ayala Hospital, Mexico 753 (85 EC cases) <40->71 Non-validatedquestionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered n/a
Schouten et al. 2004 1986-1995 Cohort study Participants in The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer, Netherlands 1739 (226 EC cases) 55-69 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked Self-administered Average 9.3 years
Shu et al. 1993 1988-1990 Case-control study Residents of the Shanghai metropolitan area, China 536 (268 EC cases) 18-74 Non-validated questionnaire, reliability not checked In-person interview n/a