Menée aux Etats-Unis à l'aide de données portant sur 9 204 Américains d'origine hispanique (durée médiane de suivi : 10,5 ans), cette étude analyse l'association entre le niveau d'adhésion aux recommandations 2012 de l'"American Cancer Society" sur les comportements de santé (nutrition et activité physique) pour la prévention des cancers et le risque de cancer lié à l'obésité (619 cas)
A Competing Risk Analysis of Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention and Obesity-Related Cancer Risk in Hispanic/Latino Adults in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Pichardo, Margaret S. ; Irwin, Melinda L. ; Esserman, Denise ; Molina, Yamile ; Ferrucci, Leah M.
Incidence of obesity-related cancers (ORCs) is rising among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults, which may be partly due to inadequate engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors. Prior research on cancer prevention guideline adherence and cancer risk has not considered competing events that may lead to misinterpreting the magnitude of risk between guideline adherence and cancer incidence. Among Hispanic/Latino adults (N=9,204) in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, we examined the association between [...]