While obesity is associated with liver cancer in studies from western societies, the paucity of data from Asia limits insights into its aetiological role in this population. We examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and liver cancer mortality using data from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. In 309,203 Asian study members, 4 years of follow-up gave rise to 11,135 deaths from all causes, 420 of which were ascribed to liver cancer. BMI, whether categorised according to current guidelines for Asian groups or World Health Organisation recommendations, was not associated with liver cancer in any of our analyses.
AD - Medical Research Council Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. david-b@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk AN - 19900847 BT - Cancer Epidemiol DA - 65697616799 ET - 2009/11/11 LA - eng M1 - 6 N1 - Batty, G DavidBarzi, FedericaHuxley, RachelChang, Charissa YJee, Sun HaJamrozik, KonradKim, Hyeon ChangFang, XianghuaLam, Tai HWoodward, MarkAPCSC Writing CommitteeMedical Research Council/United KingdomResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tNetherlandsCancer epidemiologyCancer Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;33(6):469-72. Epub 2009 Nov 8. N2 -While obesity is associated with liver cancer in studies from western societies, the paucity of data from Asia limits insights into its aetiological role in this population. We examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and liver cancer mortality using data from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. In 309,203 Asian study members, 4 years of follow-up gave rise to 11,135 deaths from all causes, 420 of which were ascribed to liver cancer. BMI, whether categorised according to current guidelines for Asian groups or World Health Organisation recommendations, was not associated with liver cancer in any of our analyses.
PY - 2009 SN - 1877-783x (Electronic) SP - 469 EP - 72 T2 - Cancer Epidemiol TI - Obesity and liver cancer mortality in Asia: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration VL - 33 ER -