2022
Cardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality: results from the Women’s Health Initiative
Dieli-Conwright CM, Nelson RA, Simon MS, Irwin ML, Neuhouser ML, Reding KW, Crane TE, Manson JE, Nassir R, Shadyab AH, LaMonte M, Qi L, Thomson CA, Kroenke CH, Pan K, Chlebowski RT, Mortimer J. Cardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality: results from the Women’s Health Initiative. BMC Women's Health 2022, 22: 32. PMID: 35120497, PMCID: PMC8817588, DOI: 10.1186/s12905-022-01614-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityWomen's Health Initiative participantsEarly-stage breast cancerCardiometabolic risk factorsBreast cancer mortalityPhysical activity levelsRisk factor numberPhysical activityBreast cancerRisk factorsCancer mortalityHigher breast cancer-specific mortalityLower breast cancer-specific mortalityInitiative participantsHealth initiativesNational Death Index queryProportional hazards regression modelsHigher physical activity levelsCancer diagnosisMetabolic syndrome componentsBaseline physical activityHigh waist circumferenceMedical record reviewCause mortality risk
2011
Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Manson JE, Thomson CA, Sternfeld B, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Craft L, Lane D, Martin LW, Chlebowski R. Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer Prevention Research 2011, 4: 522-529. PMID: 21464032, PMCID: PMC3123895, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-10-0295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBreast NeoplasmsExerciseFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostmenopauseConceptsCause mortalityPostmenopausal womenPhysical activityBreast cancerMore MetHealth initiativesLower breast cancer mortalityBreast cancer-specific mortalityWomen's Health Initiative studyActive breast cancer survivorsCancer-specific mortalityInvasive breast cancerLow physical activityBreast cancer survivorsMultivariable adjusted analysesWomen's Health InitiativeBreast cancer mortalityAdjusted analysisCancer survivorsCancer mortalityInactive womenInitiative studyMortalityCancerDiagnosis
2010
Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
Friedenreich C, Woolcott C, McTiernan A, Terry T, Brant R, Ballard-Barbash R, Irwin M, Jones C, Boyd N, Yaffe M, Campbell K, McNeely M, Karvinen K, Courneya K. Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Obesity 2010, 35: 427-435. PMID: 20820172, PMCID: PMC3061001, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic exercise interventionTotal body fatExercise interventionPostmenopausal womenFat areaBody fatGreater body fat lossSubcutaneous abdominal fat areaCurrent public health guidelinesIntra-abdominal fat areaSedentary postmenopausal womenAbdominal fat areaAerobic exercise programExercise five timesBody fat lossDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurementsBreast cancer riskVolume of exerciseMeasures of adiposityPublic health guidelinesComputerized tomography measurementsExercise groupObese womenAbdominal adiposityExercise program
2009
Exercise Improves Body Fat, Lean Mass, and Bone Mass in Breast Cancer Survivors
Irwin ML, Alvarez‐Reeves M, Cadmus L, Mierzejewski E, Mayne ST, Yu H, Chung GG, Jones B, Knobf MT, DiPietro L. Exercise Improves Body Fat, Lean Mass, and Bone Mass in Breast Cancer Survivors. Obesity 2009, 17: 1534-1541. PMID: 19629060, PMCID: PMC2841468, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseUsual care participantsBreast cancer survivorsMin/weekDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryUsual care groupBone mineral densityCancer survivorsAerobic exerciseCare participantsLean massBody fatBody compositionCare groupBone massYale-New Haven Hospital Tumor RegistryPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsCurrent physical activity levelsHospital tumor registryAerobic exercise interventionPhysical activity levelsBreast cancer prognosisPercent body fatX-ray absorptiometryBreast cancer diagnosis
2003
Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Irwin ML, Yasui Y, Ulrich CM, Bowen D, Rudolph RE, Schwartz RS, Yukawa M, Aiello E, Potter JD, McTiernan A. Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2003, 289: 323-330. PMID: 12525233, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.3.323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous abdominal fatBody fat lossEffects of exercisePostmenopausal womenBody fatBody weightHome-based moderate-intensity exerciseAbdominal fatFat lossGreater body fat lossMajor public health concernSports/recreational activitiesObese postmenopausal womenIntra-abdominal fatPrevalence of obesityReduced body weightDuration of exerciseMin/wkModerate-intensity exerciseSignificant dose responseTotal body fatLevel of exerciseTwelve-month dataPublic health concernExercise group