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, hazar... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Hughes , L A E , Simons , C C J M , van den Brandt , P A , Goldbohm , R A , van Engeland , M & Weijenberg , M P 2011 , ' Body Size and Colorectal Cancer Risk After 16.3 Years of Follow-up: An Analysis From the Netherlands Cohort Study ' , American Journal of Epidemiology , vol. 174 , no. 10 , pp. 1127-1139 . https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwr247 |
Schlagwörter: | body height / body mass index / cohort studies / colonic neoplasms / rectal neoplasms / waist circumference |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27205774 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/157586a0-44c5-4013-bf2d-988688e72af3 |