Association between body mass index and obesity-related cancer risk in men and women with type 2 diabetes in primary care in the Netherlands:A cohort study (ZODIAC-56)

Objective To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and obesity-related cancers in men and women with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Design Observational cohort study. Setting Primary care. Participants A total of 52 044 patients with T2D who participated in the ZODIAC (Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes project Integrating Available Care) study between 1998 and 2012 was included (49% women). A dataset of these patients was linked to available information of the Netherlands Cancer Registry to obtain data on cancer incidents. Primary outcome measures Analyses were performed for the total gr... Mehr ...