Abdominal Obesity and Lung Cancer Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Abdominal Obesity and Lung Cancer Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

Several meta-analyses of observational studies have been performed to examine the association between general obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), and lung cancer. These meta-analyses suggest an inverse relation between high BMI and this cancer. In contrast to general obesity, abdominal ob...

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Main Authors: Khemayanto Hidayat, Xuan Du, Guochong Chen, Minhua Shi, Bimin Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
abdominal obesity
central obesity
dose-response
lung cancer
waist circumference
waist to hip ratio
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/12/810

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