Resting Heart Rate and Risk of Cancer Mortality Article

Full Text via DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-1731 Web of Science: 000675844200004

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  • Gutierrez-Martinez L, Brellenthin AG, Lefferts EC, Lee DC, Sui X, Lavie CJ, Blair SN

Abstract

  • Background: Increased resting heart rate (RHR) is a predictor of mortality. RHR is influenced by cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Little is known about the combined associations of RHR and CRF on cancer mortality.Methods: 50,108 men and women (mean age 43.8 years) were examined between 1974 and 2002 at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas. RHR was measured by electrocardiogram and categorized as <60, 60-69, 70-79, or >= 80 beats/minute. CRF was quantified by maximal treadmill test and dichotomized as unfit and fit corresponding to the lower 20% and the upper 80%, respectively, of the age- and sex-specific distribution of treadmill exercise duration. The National Death Index was used to ascertain vital status. Cox regression was used to compute HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for cancer mortality across RHR categories.Results: During a mean follow-up of 15.0 +/- 8.6 years, 1,090 cancer deaths occurred. Compared with RHR <60 beats/minute, individuals with RHR >= 80 beats/minute had a 35% increased risk of overall cancer mortality (HR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.06-1.71) after adjusting for confounders, including CRF. Compared with "fit and RHR <80 beats/minute", HRs (95% CI) for cancer mortality were 1.41 (1.20-1.66), 1.51 (1.11-2.04), and 1.78 (1.30-2.43) in "unfit and RHR <80," "fit and RHR >= 80," and "unfit and RHR >= 80 beats/minute," respectively.Conclusions: RHR >= 80 beats/minute is associated with an increased risk of overall cancer mortality. High CRF may help lower the risk of cancer mortality among those with high RHR.Impact: RHR along with CRF may provide informative data about an individual's cancer mortality risk.

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Publication date

  • 2021

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1055-9965

Number of pages

  • 7

Start page

  • 1072

End page

  • 1078

Volume

  • 30

Issue

  • 6