ArticleGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2018
Body mass index and mortality in patients with gastric cancer: a large cohort study.
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- Sex disparity, prediagnosis lifestyle factors, and long-term survival of gastric cancer: a multi-center cohort study from China.BMC cancer · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effects of obesity on prognosis in gastric cancer are controversial.
aimsTo evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in patients with gastric cancer.
methodsA single-institution cohort of 7765 patients with gastric cancer undergoing curative gastrectomy between October 2000 and June 2016 was categorized into six groups based on BMI: underweight (< 18.5 kg/m
resultsWe identified 1279 (16.5%) all-cause and 763 (9.8%) disease-specific deaths among 7765 patients over 83.05 months (range 1.02-186.97) median follow-up. In multivariable analyses adjusted for statistically significant clinicopathological characteristics, preoperative BMI was associated with OS in a non-linear pattern. Compared with normal-weight patients, underweight patients had worse OS [HR 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15-1.77], whereas overweight (HR 0.84; 95% CI 0.73-0.97), mildly obese (HR 0.77; 95% CI 0.66-0.90), and moderately obese (HR 0.77; 95% CI 0.59-1.01) patients had better OS. DSS exhibited a similar pattern, with lowest mortality in moderately obese patients (HR 0.58; 95% CI 0.39-0.85). Spline analysis showed the lowest all-cause mortality risk at a BMI of 26.67 kg/m
conclusionIn patients undergoing curative gastric cancer surgery, those who were overweight or mildly-to-moderately obese (BMI 23 to < 30 kg/m
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