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身体活動,肥満,身長,および臓がんのリスク
D S Michaud1, E Giovannucci, W C Willett
1National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS Room 7026, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. michaudd@mail.nih.gov
JAMA
|August 31, 2001
まとめ
肥満とより高い身長は,臓がんのリスクの増加と関連しています. 定期的な身体活動,特に肥満者の場合,このリスクを軽減し,潜在的な予防戦略を提供することができます.
科学分野:
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 腫瘍学 腫瘍学
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 以前の研究では,糖尿病と高血糖が臓がんと関連している.
- 肥満と身体不活性が,インスリン抵抗性を通じて臓がんのリスクを増やすと仮定されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 肥満,身長,身体活動,および臓がんのリスクとの関係を調査する.
- ボディマス指数 (BMI),身長,そして身体活動のレベルが臓がん発生率にどのように影響するか分析する.
主な方法:
- 米国で実施された2つの大規模な前向きコホート研究 (Health Professionals Follow-up StudyとNurses' Health Study) のデータを活用した.
- 16万人を超える参加者 (男女) を含め,当初はがんがない状態で,10~20年の追跡期間を経た.
- 自己報告したボディマス指数 (BMI),身長,および身体活動レベルと比較して,評価された臓がんリスク.
主要な成果:
- 肥満 (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) は,臓がんのリスクの72%増加と関連していました.
- また,より高い身長は,臓がんを発症するリスクの高さとも相関していた.
- 中等から高いレベルの身体活動が臓がんリスクと逆の関係を示し,特に体重過多 (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) の個体ではそうであった.
結論:
- 肥満は臓がんの重要な危険因子です.
- 運動は臓がんに対する保護効果を示しており,特に肥満の人はそうである.
- 発見は,臓がん予防戦略における体重管理と身体活動の重要性を強調しています.
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