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Sex disparity in the association between metabolic-anthropometric phenotypes and risk of obesity-related cancer: a prospective cohort study.
BMC medicine - 2 Sept 2024
Gong Jianxiao, Liu Fubin, Peng Yu, Wang Peng, Si Changyu, Wang Xixuan, Zhou Huijun, Gu Jiale, Qin Ailing, Song Fangfang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex disparity between metabolic-obesity (defined by body mass index, BMI) phenotypes and obesity-related cancer (ORC) remains unknown. Considering BMI reflecting overall obesity but not fat distribution, we aimed to systematically assess the association of our newly proposed metabolic-anthropometric phenotypes with risk of overall and site-specific ORC by sex. METHODS: A total of 141,579 men (mean...
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