| Title: | Sex disparities in the associations between accelerometer-measured movement behaviors and subsequent thromboembolism risk in cancer patients |
| Journal: | Biology of Sex Differences |
| Published: | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41772690/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-026-00867-z |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-026-00867-z |
Publication 17522
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Abstract
BackgroundCancer patients face a markedly elevated risk of thromboembolism (TE), including both venous thromboembolism (VTE) and arterial thromboembolism (ATE), which contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality in this population.ObjectiveThis study examined sex disparities in associations between sleep, sedentary behavior (SB), light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and TE risk, in cancer patients using data from the UK Biobank.MethodsA longitudinal cohort analysis of 6,765 cancer patients (2,774 men and 3,991 women) from the accelerometry subsample was conducted using Cox proportional hazards and isotemporal substitution models stratified by sex.ResultsThe incidence of VTE was 3.0% in men versus 2.2% in women, while ATE incidence was 5.0% versus 2.2%, respectively. Compared with high LPA, medium and low durations were associated with 2.75- and 2.88-fold higher VTE risk only in men. Reallocating 1 h per day from sleep or SB to LPA reduced VTE risk by 24% and 19% in men. Low MVPA was associated with 3.35- and 1.59-fold higher ATE risk in women and men, respectively. Reallocating 1 h per day from sleep, SB, or LPA to MVPA reduced ATE risk by 71%, 70%, and 66%, respectively, only in women.ConclusionsLPA was associated with a lower risk of VTE only in male cancer patients, whereas MVPA was linked to a lower risk of ATE in female patients, indicating sex-specific associations between movement behaviors and TE risk.</p>
10 Authors
- Xiao Huang
- Darui Gao
- Wenya Zhang
- Mengmeng Ji
- Yang Pan
- Yanyu Zhang
- Yiwen Dai
- Anshi Wu
- Fanfan Zheng
- Wuxiang Xie
1 Application
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| 90492 | Identification of risk factors for major chronic diseases among older adults |
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