Abstract 743: Association between physical activity and lipid profile among breast cancer survivors
Authors: Cho Hyun Jeong , Kang Minji , Kim Zisun , Youn Hyun Jo , Cho Jihyoung , Min Jun Won , Kim Yoo Seok , Lee Jung Eun 
Published: April 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Unfavorable lipid profiles may be associated with prognosis among breast cancer survivors. We aimed to examine the association between physical activity levels and subclasses of lipoprotein among breast cancer survivors.

Methods: We included a total of 378 women diagnosed with primary breast cancer and survived for ≥6 months since the surgery. Physical activity levels were presented as the metabolic equivalent of task (MET) hours/week from a structured questionnaire. High-throughput proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics platform was used to quantify plasma levels of specific lipid biomarkers and particle sizes. The multivariable adjusted least-square means (LS-means) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of lipid profile markers across physical activity (quartile) were estimated by using generalized linear models.

Results: We observed inverse associations of physical activity levels with circulating levels of total triglycerides (TG), TG in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), and TG in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) among breast cancer survivors. LS-means (95% CIs) for 1st and 4th quartiles of physical activity were 1.07 (0.99-1.17) and 0.96 (0.88-1.04; p for trend=0.048) for total TG (nmol/L), 0.68 (0.62-0.74) and 0.60 (0.54-0.66; p for trend=0.045) for TG in VLDL (nmol/L), and 0.14 (0.13-0.15) and 0.12 (0.11-0.13; p for trend=0.045) for TG in HDL (nmol/L). These associations were limited to breast cancer survivors with stage II or III. We also found a smaller VLDL size with high physical activity among those with stage II or III. Among participants with a BMI of ≥25 kg/m2, we found that high physical activity was associated with decreased levels of TG in VLDL and small VLDL size; according to subsequent quartiles of physical activity, LS-means (95% CIs) were 0.73 (0.62-0.87), 0.88 (0.72-1.08), 0.74 (0.61-0.89), and 0.56 (0.44-0.71) for TG in VLDL (nmol/L), respectively (p for trend=0.047); and 38.67 (38.34-39.00), 38.75 (38.36-39.15), 38.65 (38.28-39.01), and 37.98 (37.52-38.45) for VLDL size (nm), respectively (p for trend=0.024).

Conclusions: We found that high physical activity was associated with lower circulating levels of subclasses of TG and smaller VLDL size among breast cancer survivors with stage II or III or those with a BMI of ≥25 kg/m2. Further prospective or randomized controlled studies are warranted to confirm the significance of physical activity associated with favorable lipid profiles among breast cancer survivors.

Funding Information: This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT, MSIT) (No. 2014R1A2A2A01007794, 2019R1F1A1061017, and 2021R1F1A1062476) and K-BIO KIURI Center program (NRF2020M3H1A107330413).

Citation Format: Hyun Jeong Cho, Minji Kang, Zisun Kim, Hyun Jo Youn, Jihyoung Cho, Jun Won Min, Yoo Seok Kim, Jung Eun Lee. Association between physical activity and lipid profile among breast cancer survivors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 743.