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Overweight and Cancer
Abstract
In a prospective study, mortality ratios were computed in relation to overweight, cancer, and other diseases. The study included 750 000 men and women followed for 12 years. Each person was given a weight index. Death rates for overweight and underweight persons were compared with rates for persons of average weight. Men who were 40% or more overweight had a mortality ratio for cancer of 1.33; women, 1.55. This ratio was much lower than that for coronary heart disease (men, 1.95; and women, 2.07); diabetes (5.19 and 7.90), and digestive diseases (3.99 and 2.29). Overweight men had significantly higher mortality ratios for colorectal and prostate cancer; overweight women had much higher rates for cancer of the endometrium, gall bladder, and cervix; and also significantly higher rates for ovary and breast cancer.
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Metadata
- Authors
- GARFINKEL, L.
- Venue
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 1985-12-01
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 6_Part_2
- Pages
- 1034-1036
- ISSN
- 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-3704
- OpenAlex
- W2079441520
- Cited by
- 280
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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