BREAST CANCER RISK PROFILE OF SEDENTARY, ACTIVE, AND HIGHLY TRAINED WOMEN

Abstract

355 Comparisons of established risk factors for breast cancer against physical activity levels has yet to be documented. The purpose of this study was to determine the primary and secondary breast cancer risk profiles in 325 women according to their physical activity levels. Measures on 5 primary and 2 secondary established risk factors were compared against 3 levels of physical activity. Data were obtained from a 4 page personal health, family history, and exercise survey. Highly trained individuals demonstrated a lower risk profile than did the active or sedentary groups. This was most evident by the lack of family history for breast cancer. Nulligravida was the only prevalent primary risk factor for the highly trained group. Active women were at lower risk than the sedentary women on 3 of the primary and 2 of the secondary risk factors. The sedentary group had a higher risk profile for breast cancer because they were more likely to be obese, have or continue to smoke, take estrogen replacement therapy, and have a relatively high incidence of family history. Discriminate analysis revealed that the established risk factors and the level of physical activity combined were positive predictors for women with tumors (77.17%). TableTable