ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015
Body Mass Index and Waistline are Predictors of Survival for Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatectomy.
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- Adiposity and cancer survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2022Pooled it
- Geriatric nutritional risk index as a predictor of prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Machine Learning Prognostic Model for Post-Radical Resection Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B Patients.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2025Article
- The multifactorial effect of obesity on the effectiveness and outcomes of cancer therapies.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2024Review
- RETRACTED: Effect of body mass index on the wound infection and complications in patients with liver cancer: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Are Metabolic Signatures Mediating the Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk? Results from a Nested Case-Control Study in EPIC.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide especially in China. This article aimed to evaluate the influence of body mass index (BMI) and waistline on complications, postoperative death, and long-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for HCC. MATERIAL AND
methods136 patients were enrolled and divided into 4 groups: group A, BMI <25; group B, BMI ≥25; group C, waistline <90 cm in males or waistline <80 cm in females; group D, waistline ≥90 cm in males or waistline ≥80 cm in females. Clinical pathological features and surgical outcomes of these patients were analyzed retrospectively.
resultsThere were no significant differences in postoperative complication rate and postoperative death between group A and group B, although pulmonary infection showed a significant difference between 2 groups (P=0.017). Vascular invasion, waistline, and BMI are the independent prognostic factors for long-term survival. The disease-free survival curves after hepatectomy showed no statistically significant difference between group A and group B. Group C had the better overall survival than group D, and group A had the better overall survival than group B.
conclusionsBMI and waistline are both independent prognostic factors for long-term survival of HCC after hepatectomy. Waistline is more important than BMI in predicting the disease-free survival of HCC after hepatectomy.
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