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Table 3 Hazard ratios for cancer mortality according to combined body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness groups

From: Cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, and cancer mortality: a cohort study of Japanese men

Variable

N

Man-years

No. of cancer deaths

Age adjusted hazard ratio

Multivariable hazard ratio

    

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

1st tertile of BMI (18.5-21.5 kg · m-2)

     

  Low fitness

484

9,578

15

1.18 (0.62 - 2.26)

1.13 (0.59 - 2.17)

  Moderate fitness

996

20,029

25

0.97 (0.55 - 1.70)

0.90 (0.51 - 1.58)

  High fitness

1,366

27,505

22

0.73 (0.40 - 1.30)

0.70 (0.39 - 1.26)

  P for trend

   

0.141

0.145

2nd tertile of BMI (21.6-23.6 kg · m-2)

     

  Low fitness

824

16,606

23

1.00 (Reference)

1.00 (Reference)a

  Moderate fitness

1,117

22,734

22

0.72 (0.40 - 1.30)

0.70 (0.39 - 1.27)

  High fitness

1,015

20,531

11

0.45 (0.22 - 0.93)

0.47 (0.23 - 0.97)

  P for trend

   

0.027

0.037

3rd tertile of BMI (23.7-37.4 kg · m-2)

     

  Low fitness

1,511

30,304

34

0.81 (0.48 - 1.37)

0.82 (0.48 - 1.39)

  Moderate fitness

907

18,469

17

0.66 (0.35 - 1.24)

0.66 (0.36 - 1.24)

  High fitness

540

10,979

9

0.54 (0.25 - 1.17)

0.54 (0.25 - 1.17)

  P for trend

   

0.254

0.267

  1. BMI, body mass index.
  2. Low fitness: 1st tertile of fitness, Moderate fitness: 2nd tertile of fitness, High fitness: 3rd tertile of fitness.
  3. aAdjusted for age, systolic blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and alcohol intake.