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Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity and cancer risk: A representative cohort study in Taiwan.
Obesity research & clinical practice - 1 Jan 2000
Lin Chien-Ju, Chang Yu-Chen, Hsu Hsin-Yin, Tsai Ming-Chieh, Hsu Le-Yin, Hwang Lee-Ching, Chien Kuo-Liong, Yeh Tzu-Lin
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OBJECTIVE: Many cancers are caused by overweight; however, cancer risk varies among individuals with obesity. Few studies are addressing the relationship between metabolic obesity phenotypes and cancer. This study investigates the association between metabolically healthy overweight (MHOW) or metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and cancer incidence. METHODS: In a nationwide, representative community-based...
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