ArticleBritish journal of cancer2019
Obesity, abdominal obesity and subsequent risk of kidney cancer: a cohort study of 23.3 million East Asians.
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Abstract
backgroundLimited evidence exists regarding associations between obesity and kidney cancer among Asians. We examined the associations between obesity measures and risk of kidney cancer.
methodsWe included 23,313,046 adults who underwent health examinations provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service 2009-2012 and performed multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analyses.
resultsDuring 5.4 years of follow-up, 18,036 cases of kidney cancer were recorded, and cumulative incidence was 0.12%. General and abdominal obesity were associated with 1.32-fold increased risk of kidney cancer compared with groups without either obesity status. Underweight individuals showed decreased adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for kidney cancer (0.76, 95% confidence interval: 0.68-0.85) compared to those with normal body mass index (BMI), while the HRs increased among individuals with BMI 23-24.9 kg/m
conclusionsThis study demonstrated positive associations of BMI and WC with kidney cancer risk. General and abdominal obesity may be risk factors of kidney cancer.
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