Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: A pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts

Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: A pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts

Obesity is a risk factor for cancer. However, it is not known if general adiposity, as measured by body mass index (BMI) or central adiposity [e.g., waist circumference (WC)] have stronger associations with cancer, or which anthropometric measure best predicts cancer risk. We included 79,458 men and...

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Main Authors: Harding, J., Shaw, J., Anstey, K., Adams, R., Balkau, B., Brennan-Olsen, S., Briffa, T., Davis, T., Davis, W., Dobson, A., Flicker, L., Giles, G., Grant, J., Huxley, R., Knuiman, M., Luszcz, M., MacInnis, R., Mitchell, P., Pasco, J., Reid, Christopher, Simmons, D., Simons, L., Tonkin, A., Woodward, M., Peeters, A., Magliano, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8907

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