ArticleNature communications2019
Central body fatness is a stronger predictor of cancer risk than overall body size.
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- WHO guidelines on waist circumference and physical activity and their joint association with cancer risk.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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- Association of cumulative exposure to Chinese visceral adiposity index and gastrointestinal cancer: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The importance of body size versus weight distribution for cancer risk is unclear. We investigated associations between measures of body size and shape and the risk of developing cancer. The study population consisted of 26,607 participants from the Alberta's Tomorrow Project cohort. Two main measures of body shape and size were examined: i) body mass index (BMI) and ii) waist circumference (WC). Incident cancers were identified via linkage to the Alberta Cancer Registry. Cox proportional hazards models were used. Males and females classified as obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg /m
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