title: Height and body mass index in relation to cancer of the small intestine in two million Norwegian men and women.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Bergen, Norway. tone.bjorge@isf.uib.no
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bjørge
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tretli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engeland
mesh_terms: 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