Rising global burden of cancer attributable to high BMI from 2010 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High body mass index (BMI) is a major risk factor for cancer development, but its impact on the global burden of cancer remains unclear.

Methods

We estimated global and regional temporal trends in the burden of cancer attributable to high BMI, and the contributions of various cancer types using the framework of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Results

From 2010 to 2019, there was a 35 % increase in deaths and a 34 % increase in disability-adjusted life-years from cancers attributable to high BMI. The age-standardized death rates for cancer attributable to high BMI increased over the study period (annual percentage change [APC] +0.48 %, 95 % CI 0.22 to 0.74 %). The greatest number of deaths from cancer attributable to high BMI occurred in Europe, but the

SUBMITTER: Tan DJH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11321712 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature