Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe.

Br J Cancer · 2017 · PMC5520086 · PMID 28441380

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A borderline significant interaction for associations between WC and CRC across categories of BMI was observed ( P interaction =0.07) showing a significantly increased risk of CRC (HR 1-s.d. increase =1.52, 95% CI: 1.20–1.92) in the overweight category.

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Similarly, an increased risk of ovarian cancer was reported with greater BMI and a marginally significant positive association with WC, but no association was found for HC or WHR ( Aune et al , 2015a ).

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