Back

Adolescent Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Cancer in Late Adulthood: Nationwide Sibling-Controlled Cohort Study

2024-07-03 epidemiology Title + abstract only
View on medRxiv
Show abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the higher risks of certain cancers associated with high cardiorespiratory fitness can be explained by increased detection and unobserved confounders. DesignNationwide sibling-controlled cohort study of adolescents. SettingSweden. Participants1 124 049 men of which 477 453 were full siblings, who underwent mandatory military conscription examinations between 1972 and 1995 at a mean age of 18.3 years. Main outcome measuresHazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence i...

Predicted journal destinations