Anthropometry, Physical Activity, and Endometrial Cancer Risk: Results From The Netherlands Cohort Study
Although obesity is an established risk factor for endometrial cancer, evidence linking risk to height, weight change since age 20, and physical activity is limited. In this casecohort study, 62 573 women from The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer were followed up from 1986 to 1995, and 226 endometrial cancer case patients were identified. In Cox proportional hazards analyses, women 175 cm or taller had an increased risk of endometrial cancer compared with those less than 160 cm (rate ratio [RR] = 2.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.32 to 4.99). Compared with women with a body ma... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2004 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26807274 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/96/21/1635 |