title: Association of body mass index and height with risk of prostate cancer among middle-aged Japanese men.
abstract: In a population-based prospective study of 49 850 Japanese men, body mass index and height were not significantly associated with risk of prostate cancer (311 cases), although small positive effects could not be ruled out in advanced cases (91 cases).
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasazuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsugane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors