Global cancer burden attributable to excess body weight, 1990 to 2021, decomposed by population size, aging, and epidemiological change
The rising prevalence of EBW contributed to the global cancer burden, showing a significant birth cohort effect. High BMI was the top contributing factor to obesity-related cancers, surpassing other epidemiological risk factors.
Authors
- You Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9672-6129)
- Xiaoru Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-9043)
- Ruichao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8333-9891)
- Meng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-4229)
- Shuyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-1824)
- Hang Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-7422)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24219
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.32
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tsinghua University