Association of pre-diagnostic physical exercise and peri-diagnostic body composition with mortality in non-metastatic colorectal cancer

Purpose: Sarcopenia and myosteatosis, quantified via computed tomography (CT), are associated with poor colorectal cancer outcomes. These body composition estimates can be influenced by physical exercise. We explored the correlation between pre-diagnostic physical exercise, body composition close to...

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Published in:International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Main Authors: Renman, David, van Guelpen, Bethany, Anderson, Fredrick, Axelsson, Jan, Riklund, Katrine, Strigård, Karin, Palmqvist, Richard, Gunnarsson, Ulf, Gylling, Björn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Kirurgi 2023
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Exercise
Myosteatosis
Physical activity
Sarcopenia
Cancer and Oncology
Cancer och onkologi
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-215081
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-023-04536-0
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Summary:Purpose: Sarcopenia and myosteatosis, quantified via computed tomography (CT), are associated with poor colorectal cancer outcomes. These body composition estimates can be influenced by physical exercise. We explored the correlation between pre-diagnostic physical exercise, body composition close to diagnosis, and the combined prognosis impact of these factors. Methods: We studied 519 stage I–III colorectal cancer (CRC) cases diagnosed 2000–2016 with pre-diagnostic self-reported recreational physical exercise data collected in the prospective, population-based Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study, and CT-estimated skeletal muscle index (SMI) or skeletal muscle density (SMD). Risk estimates were calculated by multivariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models. Results: No association was seen between low pre-diagnostic physical exercise and sarcopenia/myosteatosis in the multivariable model adjusted for age, sex, educational level, tumor stage, and tumor location. In multivariable Cox regression models, the combination of low pre-diagnostic physical exercise and either sarcopenia or myosteatosis at the time of diagnosis was associated with cancer-specific mortality compared to the reference group of high physical exercise combined with no sarcopenia/myosteatosis (adjusted HR 1.94 95% CI 1.00–3.76 for sarcopenia and adjusted HR 2.39 95% CI 1.16–4.94 for myosteatosis). Conclusions: The combined presence of low pre-diagnostic physical exercise and sarcopenia or myosteatosis was associated with increased CRC-specific mortality. Despite the positive effect on prognosis, physical exercise did not alter body composition estimates at diagnosis, which could indicate attenuation from other factors.

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