Table 4 The association between regular recreational physical activity and head and neck cancer by disease site
From: Regular recreational physical activity and risk of head and neck cancer
Oral Cancer | Pharyngeal Cancer | Laryngeal Cancer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular recreational physical activity | Control N = 731 n (%) | Cases N = 395 n (%) | OR (95% CI)a | Cases N = 154 n (%) | OR (95% CI)a | Cases N = 74 n (%) | OR (95% CI)a |
Yes/No | |||||||
No regular exercise | 397 (54.3) | 265 (67.1) | Reference | 107 (69.5) | Reference | 42 (56.8) | Reference |
Regular exercise | 334 (45.7) | 130 (32.9) | 1.02 (0.74–1.41) | 47 (30.5) | 0.79 (0.49–1.27) | 32 (43.2) | 1.03 (0.58–1.85) |
Intensity | |||||||
No regular exercise | 397 (54.3) | 265 (67.1) | Reference | 107 (69.5) | Reference | 42 (56.8) | Reference |
light | 10 (1.4) | 5 (1.3) | 0.91 (0.26–3.12) | 1 (0.6) | 0.27 (0.3–2.49) | 4 (5.4) | 2.45 (0.61–9.95) |
moderate | 154 (21.1) | 71 (17.9) | 1.19 (0.80–1.78) | 26 (16.9) | 0.89 (0.49–1.61) | 17 (23.0) | 0.93 (0.46–1.87) |
vigorous | 170 (23.3) | 54 (13.7) | 0.87 (0.58–1.32) | 20 (13.0) | 0.75 (0.41–1.38) | 11 (14.8) | 1.01 (0.45–2.24) |
Frequency | |||||||
No regular exercise | 397 (54.3) | 265 (67.1) | Reference | 107 (69.5) | Reference | 42 (56.8) | Reference |
3 days per week | 60 (8.2) | 23 (5.8) | 1.34 (0.73–2.44) | 11 (7.1) | 1.44 (0.65–3.19) | 4 (5.4) | 1.19 (0.36–3.96) |
4–5 days per week | 54 (7.4) | 21 (5.3) | 1.02 (0.54–1.92) | 4 (2.6) | 0.51 (0.16–1.59) | 1 (1.3) | 0.32 (0.04–2.55) |
6–7 days per week | 220 (30.1) | 86 (21.8) | 0.95 (0.66–1.38) | 32 (20.8) | 0.70 (0.41–1.22) | 27 (36.5) | 1.14 (0.61–2.12) |
Total MET-hours per week | |||||||
No regular exercise | 397 (54.3) | 265 (67.1) | Reference | 107 (69.5) | Reference | 42 (56.8) | Reference |
0.1-10.0 | 64 (8.8) | 29 (7.3) | 1.07 (0.61–1.90) | 11 (7.1) | 0.90 (0.40–2.01) | 3 (4.0) | 0.43 (0.12–1.60) |
10.1-20.0 | 91 (12.4) | 37 (9.4) | 0.94 (0.58–1.53) | 13 (8.4) | 0.59 (0.28–1.23) | 13 (17.6) | 1.14 (0.52–2.51) |
20.1-30.0 | 64 (8.8) | 22 (5.6) | 0.91 (0.50–1.65) | 8 (5.2) | 1.03 (0.43–2.48) | 8 (10.8) | 1.37 (0.54–3.47) |
> 30.0 | 115 (15.7) | 42 (10.6) | 1.16 (0.72–1.87) | 15 (9.8) | 0.84 (0.42–1.70) | 7 (9.5) | 1.10 (0.42–2.87) |
Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | -- | 0 (0.0) | -- | 1 (1.3) | -- |
Total years of regular exercise | |||||||
No regular exercise | 397 (54.3) | 265 (67.1) | Reference | 107 (69.5) | Reference | 42 (56.8) | Reference |
0.1-5.0 | 165 (22.6) | 76 (19.2) | 0.97 (0.67–1.42) | 24 (15.6) | 0.71 (0.41–1.25) | 14 (18.9) | 0.79 (0.39–1.62) |
5.1-10.0 | 92 (12.6) | 24 (6.1) | 0.70 (0.40–1.24) | 12 (7.8) | 0.92 (0.43–1.96) | 10 (13.5) | 1.74 (0.73–4.14) |
> 10.0 | 77 (10.5) | 30 (7.6) | 1.87 (1.06–3.28) | 11 (7.1) | 0.91 (0.39–2.11) | 8 (10.8) | 1.14 (0.41–3.14) |