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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Contrasting associations of body mass index and waist circumference with cancer incidence in the elderly: a nationwide population-based study.

Soo Yeon Jang, Minwoong Kang, Eyun Song, Ahreum Jang, Min Jeong Park, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Hye Jin Yoo

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Soo Yeon Jang *Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Minwoong Kang *Department of Biomedical Research Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eyun SongDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ahreum JangDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Min Jeong ParkDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyung Mook ChoiDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sei Hyun BaikDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hye Jin YooDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Aim: Obesity has been reported to be associated with increased cancer risk. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are representative measures of adiposity, but BMI does not accurately reflect body composition. We aimed to evaluate the association between BMI, WC, and cancer risk in Korean old people. Methods: We used Korean National Health Insurance Service data of the elderly population (65-80 years) who underwent a health examination in 2009 without a history of malignancy. The relative hazard ratios (HRs) for cancer of the 247,625 elderly subjects were analyzed according to their BMI and WC categories. Results: During a median follow-up duration of 11.296 years, 43,369 cancer cases developed. In the fully adjusted model, the HRs for cancer incidence were significantly lower in the higher quartiles of BMI (Q1, 1; Q2, 0.920 [0.894-0.946]; Q3, 0.901 [0.873-0.930]; Q4, 0.880 [0.846-0.914], Conclusions: In old individuals, increased BMI was significantly associated with a reduced cancer risk, whereas higher WC significantly increased it. WC, rather than BMI, should be applied as an anthropometric indicator in cancer prediction in older adults.

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