Height and body mass index in relation to cancer of the small intestine in two million Norwegian men and women.
The present study aimed at exploring the relations between body mass index (BMI, (weight in kilograms)/(height in meters)(2)) and stature and cancer of the small intestine (1162 cases) in a large Norwegian cohort (of two million) with measured height and weight. Elevated BMI in males and increasing height in both sexes were associated with a moderately increased risk of cancer of the small intestine.
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Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Bergen, Norway. tone.bjorge@isf.uib.no
Tretli
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Engeland
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D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors