Effect of Occupational and Recreational Activity on the Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among Males: A Case-Control Study

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• Personal Author:
  Garibaldi K ; Markowitz S ; Morabia A ; Wynder E
• Description:
  Epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated that either occupational or recreational physical activity is protective against colon cancer. However, it is unclear whether recreational activity is similarly protective among those who engage in high or low occupational activity. We therefore compared 440 male cases of colorectal cancer with 1164 male hospital patients. Occupational activity was defined according to job title, while recreational activity was assessed by questionnaire for three different periods of life. Occupational activity was protective with respect to colorectal cancer irrespective of whether one engaged in recreational activity at any different period of life. In contrast, recreational activity, performed at 20-44 years of age appeared to decrease colon cancer risk by 10-25% irrespective of the intensity of job activity. The present results suggest that, although we observed a larger effect with occupational activity than with recreational activity, middle-aged men may reduce their risk of colorectal cancer if they exercise when they are not working. These findings need to be confirmed in other populations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Men Neoplasms Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Rates Case Control Studies Colon Cancer Occupations Physical Exercise Risk Factors
• ISSN:
  0300-5771
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059893
• Citation:
  Int J Epidemiol 1992 Dec; 21(6):1057-1062
• Contact Point Address:
  Steven Markowitz, Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Box 1057, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Epidemiology
• End Date:
  19970630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e5a66963ad765bb4781cd5c04eaa985ebcfef6438019d77c536fdc41060fab8c4f62fb7a73b75415048341bab3b0e20073ec53afd448b97026b41d6db9e3ad74
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223948/cdc_223948_DS1.pdf
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