The impact of BMI on subgroups of uterine cancer

BACKGROUND: Obesity increases the risk of uterine cancer, but results by histological type have differed. METHODS: We followed 36 755 women for 17.8 years for uterine cancers. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Body mass index (BMI) was positively associated with uterine cancers as a whole, particularly for en...

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Autores principales: Lindemann, K, Vatten, L J, Ellstrøm-Engh, M, Eskild, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2009
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605158
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Obesity increases the risk of uterine cancer, but results by histological type have differed. METHODS: We followed 36 755 women for 17.8 years for uterine cancers. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Body mass index (BMI) was positively associated with uterine cancers as a whole, particularly for endometrioid adenocarcinomas, for which the relative risk for very obese women (BMI: ⩾40 kg m(−2)) compared with lean (BMI: 20–24 kg m(−2)) women, was 11.1 (95% confidence interval: 5.2–23.8).

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