Body Size and Colorectal Cancer Risk After 16.3 Years of Follow-up: An Analysis From the Netherlands Cohort Study
A large body size may differentially influence risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) by anatomic location. The Netherlands Cohort Study includes 120,852 men and women aged 55–69 years who self-reported weight, height, and trouser/skirt size at baseline (1986), as well as weight at age 20 years. Derived variables included body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)2), BMI at age 20 years, and BMI change. After 16.3 years of follow-up (1986–2002), 2,316 CRC cases were available for case-cohort analysis. In men, the highest risk estimates were observed for body fat (per 5-unit increase in BMI, hazard... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Original Contribution |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26806058 |
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Link(s) : | http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/kwr247v1 |