Table 2

Relative risk (RR) of pancreatic cancer in relation to physical activity in the BCDDP Follow-up Study

Total Physical Activity 1
p-trend

MET-hours/day
34.0–50.1
50.11–56.59
56.6–63.43
63.44–100.2

Cases
24
19
15
12

Person-years
70137
72150
71650
71701

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)
1.00
0.79 (0.43, 1.44)
0.64 (0.34, 1.23)
0.51 (0.25, 1.02)
0.04
Multivariate RR (95% CI) 2
1.00
0.80 (0.44, 1.47)
0.66 (0.34, 1.26)
0.52 (0.26, 1.05)
0.05
Moderate Activity 1,3

Hours/day
0–3.71
3.72–6.0
6.01–8.0
8.01–18.0

Cases
17
25
18
10

Person-years
71921
69238
65778
78703

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)
1.00
1.73 (0.92, 3.25)
1.32 (0.67, 2.60)
0.56 (0.26, 1.23)
0.14
Multivariable RR (95% CI)2,4
1.00
1.79 (0.95, 3.36)
1.36 (0.69, 2.69)
0.57 (0.26, 1.26)
0.16
Vigorous Activity 5,6

Hours/day
0
0.1–1.0
1.1–2.0
2.1–12.0

Cases
34
15
11
10

Person-years
108041
66876
52061
57661

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)
1.00
0.88 (0.47, 1.63)
0.83 (0.41, 1.66)
0.65 (0.32, 1.33)
0.23
Multivariate RR (95% CI) 2,7
1.00
0.90 (0.48, 1.68)
0.80 (0.40, 1.58)
0.63 (0.31, 1.28)
0.18

1 Categorized into quartiles. 2 The multivariable model is adjusted for age, body mass index, race, smoking status, history of diabetes, and height. 3 On the 1987 questionnaire, the following were provided as examples of moderate activity: light housework, vacuuming, washing clothes, painting, home repairs, lawn mowing, general gardening, raking, light sports or exercise, walking, hiking, light jogging, recreational tennis, bowling, golf, and bicycling on level ground. 4 Also adjusted for vigorous activity. 5 Vigorous physical activity: category of zero hours per day, followed by tertiles. 6 The following were listed as examples of vigorous activity on the 1987 questionnaire: heavy housework, scrubbing floors, washing windows, heavy yardwork, digging in garden, chopping wood, strenuous sports/exercise, running, fast jogging, competitive tennis, aerobics, bicycling on hills, and fast dancing. 7 Also adjusted for moderate activity.

Calton et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:63   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-63