First Author, Year of Publication | Study Setting; Location | Time Period; Follow-up | Total no. of participants | No. of esophageal cancer cases (EAC/ESCC) | Physical activity domain | Physical activity measurement; valid/reliable | Outcome measurement | Variables adjusted for |
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Cohort Studies | ||||||||
Huerta, 2010 [15] | Popula`tion-based; Europe (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition); 25-70y old men and women | Recruitment: 1992–2000; F/U: 8.8y | 420,449 | Total: 85 | Recreational + Occupational (separate also) | Self-administered questionnaire; Yes | Central Cancer Registries; health insurance records, cancer and pathology hospital registries, active follow-up | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8 |
EAC: 85 | ||||||||
ESCC: NA | ||||||||
Leitzmann, 2009 [16] | Population-based; USA (NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study); 50-71y old men and women | Recruitment: 1995–1996; F/U: 8y | 487,732 | Total: 523 | Recreational | Self-administered questionnaire; Yes | Central Cancer Registry | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
EAC: 149 | ||||||||
ESCC: 374 | ||||||||
Wannamethee, 2001 [23] | Population-based; England (British Regional Heart Study); 40–59 y old men | Recruitment: 1978–1980; F/U 18.8y | 7,588 | Total: 65 | Recreational | Self-administered questionnaire; Yes | Central Cancer Registry, death certificates, postal follow-up | 1,2,3,5,6,9 |
EAC: NR | ||||||||
ESCC: NR | ||||||||
Yun, 2008 [24] | Population-based; Korea (National Health Examination Program); >40y old men | Recruitment: 1996; F/U 6y | 444,963 | Total: 293 | Recreational | Self-administered questionnaire; Yes | Central Cancer registry | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10 |
EAC: NR | ||||||||
 |  |  |  | ESCC: NR |  |  |  |  |
Case–control Studies | ||||||||
Balbuena, 2008 [26] | Hospital-based; Canada | 2002-2004 | 327 | Total: 57 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
EAC: 57 | ||||||||
ESCC: NA | ||||||||
Brownson, 1991 [25] | Cancer Registry; USA; >20y men | 1984-1989 | 17,147 (all cancerpatients) | Total: 237 | Occupational | Job-title based; No | Central Cancer Registry | 1,2,3,5 |
EAC: NR | ||||||||
ESCC: NR | ||||||||
Etemadi, 2012 [27] | Hospital-based; Iran | 2003-2007 | 871 | Total: 300 | Occupational | Self-administered questionnaire; No | Gastroenterology Clinic, based on histological validation | 1,2,5,8,9 |
EAC: NA | ||||||||
ESCC: 300 | ||||||||
Parent, 2010 [13] | Population-based; Canada; 35-70y old men | 1979-1985 | 784 | Total: 99 | Recreational + Occupational (separate also) | Interviewer-administered questionnaire; No | Central Cancer Registry, with independent validation | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 |
EAC: NR | ||||||||
ESCC: NR | ||||||||
Vigen, 2006 [14] | Population-based; USA; 30-74y old men and women | 1992-1997 | 1,983 | Total: 212 | Occupational | Job-title based; No | Central Cancer Surveillance Program | 1,2,3,4,5,9 |
EAC: 212 | ||||||||
ESCC: NA | ||||||||
Dar 2013* [28] | Hospital-based; India | 2008-2012 | 2,367 | Total: 703 | Occupational | Job-title based; No | Hospital oncology clinic, based on histological validation | 1,2,4,5,6,7,9 |
EAC: NA | ||||||||
 |  |  |  | ESCC: 703 |  |  |  |  |