A Body Shape Index (ABSI), hip index, and risk of cancer in the UK Biobank cohort

A Body Shape Index (ABSI), hip index, and risk of cancer in the UK Biobank cohort

Abstract Abdominal size is associated positively with the risk of some cancers but the influence of body mass index (BMI) and gluteofemoral size is unclear because waist and hip circumference are strongly correlated with BMI. We examined associations of 33 cancers with A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and...

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Main Authors: Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Evangelos Evangelou, Elio Riboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
cancer prevention
cancer risk factors
epidemiology
risk assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4097

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4097

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