| Title: | Body composition and risk of gastric cancer: A population-based prospective cohort study |
| Journal: | Cancer Medicine |
| Published: | 23 Feb 2021 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33624430/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3808 |
| URL: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/cam4.3808 |
| Citations: | 12 (9 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 4377
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Abstract
The recognition of adiposity as a risk factor for gastric cancer is mainly based on traditional anthropometric indices, such as body mass index, which are unable to discriminate between lean and fat mass. We undertook this study to examine body composition and subsequent risk of gastric cancer. This is a prospective analysis of participants free of cancer from the UK Biobank. We measured baseline body composition with electrical bioimpedance analysis and confirmed cancer diagnosis through linkage to cancer and death registries. We evaluated hazard ratios (HRs) and confidence interval (CIs) with COX models adjusting for potential confounders. We documented 326 cases of cancer from 474,929 participants over a median follow-up of 6.6 years. Both male (HR 1.70, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.89) and female participants (HR 2.47, 95% CI 1.15 to 5.32) in the highest quartile of whole body fat-free mass were associated with increased risk of gastric cancer as compared with those in the lowest quartile.Whole body fat mass was associated with a decreased risk of gastric cancer (HR per 5-unit increase 0.86, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.99) in females, but not in males. We concluded that fat-free mass and fat mass may have different effects on gastric cancer risk. This study provided evidence for individualized weight management for the prevention of gastric cancer.</p>
14 Authors
- An-Ran Liu
- Qiang-Sheng He
- Wen-Hui Wu
- Jian-Liang Du
- Zi-Chong Kuo
- Bin Xia
- Yan Tang
- Peng Yun
- Eddie C. Cheung
- You-Zhen Tang
- Yu-Long He
- Chang-Hua Zhang
- Jin-Qiu Yuan
- Gang Sun
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