Comparing waist circumference with body mass index on obesity-related cancer risk: a pooled Swedish study

Waist circumference is a stronger risk factor than BMI for obesity-related cancer in men, conveying additional risk information, whereas this is less evident in women.

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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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2025-03-28
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf075
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5
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Cancer Risks and Factors
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Abstract

Waist circumference is a stronger risk factor than BMI for obesity-related cancer in men, conveying additional risk information, whereas this is less evident in women.

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteVol. 117(10)
Uppsala University (SE), Uppsala University Hospital (SE), Innsbruck Medical University (AT), Malmö University (SE), Lund University (SE), Universität Innsbruck (AT), University of Cambridge (GB), Karolinska Institutet (SE), Glanrhyd Hospital (GB), Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ), Africa Academy for Public Health (TZ), Halmstad University (SE), Umeå University (SE), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
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