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Physical Activity and Thyroid Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study in Catania (South Italy).

Maria FioreAntonio CristaldiValeriya OkatyevaSalvatore Lo BiancoGea Oliveri ContiPietro ZuccarelloChiara CopatRosario CaltabianoMatteo CannizzaroMargherita Ferrante
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2019)
Our study showed that daily walking duration was associated with lower risk of thyroid cancer using a case-control study. Unfortunately, the frequency of physical activity often declines with age, particularly among the elderly, thus more research on physical activity adherence is needed to determine which approaches are most effective in promoting sustained physical activity participation.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance