Terry Boyle1, Lin Fritschi2, Lindsay C Kobayashi3, Jane S Heyworth4, Derrick G Lee5, Si Si2, Kristan J Aronson6, John J Spinelli7. 1. Cancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 2. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 4. School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 5. Cancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 6. Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 7. Cancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: There is limited research on the association between sedentary behaviour and breast cancer risk, particularly whether sedentary behaviour is differentially associated with premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer. We pooled data from 2 case-control studies from Australia and Canada to investigate this association. METHODS: This pooled analysis included 1762 incident breast cancer cases and 2532 controls. Participants in both studies completed a lifetime occupational history and self-rated occupational physical activity level. A job-exposure matrix (JEM) was also applied to job titles to assess sedentary work. Logistic regression analyses (6 pooled and 12 study-specific) were conducted to estimate associations between both self-reported and JEM-assessed sedentary work and breast cancer risk among premenopausal and postmenopausal women. RESULTS: No association was observed in the 6 pooled analyses, and 10 of the study-specific analyses also showed null results. 2 study-specific analyses provided inconsistent and contradictory results, with 1 showing statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer for self-reported sedentary work among premenopausal women cancer in the Canadian study, and the other a non-significant inverse association between JEM-assessed sedentary work and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women in the Australian study. CONCLUSIONS: While a suggestion of increased risk was seen for premenopausal women in the Canadian study when using the self-reported measure, overall this pooled study does not provide evidence that sedentary work is associated with breast cancer risk. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
OBJECTIVES: There is limited research on the association between sedentary behaviour and breast cancer risk, particularly whether sedentary behaviour is differentially associated with premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer. We pooled data from 2 case-control studies from Australia and Canada to investigate this association. METHODS: This pooled analysis included 1762 incident breast cancer cases and 2532 controls. Participants in both studies completed a lifetime occupational history and self-rated occupational physical activity level. A job-exposure matrix (JEM) was also applied to job titles to assess sedentary work. Logistic regression analyses (6 pooled and 12 study-specific) were conducted to estimate associations between both self-reported and JEM-assessed sedentary work and breast cancer risk among premenopausal and postmenopausal women. RESULTS: No association was observed in the 6 pooled analyses, and 10 of the study-specific analyses also showed null results. 2 study-specific analyses provided inconsistent and contradictory results, with 1 showing statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer for self-reported sedentary work among premenopausal womencancer in the Canadian study, and the other a non-significant inverse association between JEM-assessed sedentary work and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women in the Australian study. CONCLUSIONS: While a suggestion of increased risk was seen for premenopausal women in the Canadian study when using the self-reported measure, overall this pooled study does not provide evidence that sedentary work is associated with breast cancer risk. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
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breast cancer; job-exposure matrix; sedentary work
Authors: Daniela Ohlendorf; Polyna Sosnov; Julia Keller; Eileen M Wanke; Gerhard Oremek; Hanns Ackermann; David A Groneberg Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2021-01-27 Impact factor: 4.379