title: Obesity and liver cancer mortality in Asia: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. david-b@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: G David
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Batty
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barzi
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huxley
authors.forename: Charissa Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sun Ha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jamrozik
authors.forename: Hyeon Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Xianghua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Tai H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate