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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Association between body mass index and clinical characteristics, as well as with management, in Chinese patients with breast cancer.

Bin Wang, Lizhe Zhu, Siyuan Jiang, Lizhi Zhao, Yuhui Zhou, Ligang Niu, Yu Yan, Ke Wang

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bin WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Lizhe ZhuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Siyuan JiangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Lizhi ZhaoDepartment of Oncosurgery, Hanzhong Central Hospital, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China.
Yuhui ZhouDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Ligang NiuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Yu YanDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Ke WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNHanzhong Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBody mass index (BMI) is a risk factor associated with breast cancer in postmenopausal women. This study aimed to identify the associations of BMI with clinical characteristics and management of breast cancer in female Chinese patients.

methodsClinicopathological information on 1296 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer was collected at our hospital. We recorded the clinicopathological characteristics, molecular phenotypes, manner of diagnosis, implementation rate of preoperative examinations, and surgical method used.

resultsSignificant differences were found in the tumor size, disease stage, manner of diagnosis, implementation rate of preoperative examinations, and the surgical method among different BMI groups. In premenopausal patients, significant differences were found in the distribution of molecular phenotypes and surgical approach among different BMI groups. In postmenopausal patients, different BMI groups showed significant differences in the tumor size, disease stage, distribution of molecular phenotypes, manner of diagnosis, rate of implementation of preoperative mammography, and surgical method.

conclusionHigher BMI is associated with a larger tumor size, more advanced disease stage, diagnosis by physical examination, higher implementation rate of preoperative examinations, and lower radical surgery rate in Chinese women with breast cancer. However, the relationship between BMI and molecular phenotypes differs between pre- and postmenopausal women.

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Breast NeoplasmsBody Mass IndexChinaFemaleHumansObesityPostmenopausePremenopauseRisk Factorsbody mass indexBreast cancermammographymenopausalmolecular phenotypetumor size

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