General Obesity and Prostate Cancer in Relation to Abdominal Obesity and Ethnic Groups: A US Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
The association between general obesity and prevalence of prostate cancer depends on abdominal obesity and ethnic groups. Our study utilized a nationally representative survey and emphasized the potential of combined effect of general and abdominal obesity as a modifiable factor to decrease racial disparity in prostate cancer screening and poor outcomes.
Authors
- Anwar Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-6007)
- Sean Q. Kern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-5726)
- Bassam Dahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-5369)
- Gregory T. Chesnut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-4868)
- Callista B. Martin
Institutions
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research and Reports in Urology
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/rru.s489915
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences