Body mass index and risk of gastric cancer: A 30-year follow-up study in the Linxian general population trial cohort.

ABSTRACT: Although a number of previous studies have noted either positive or no association for body mass index (BMI) and gastric cancer risk, little evidence exists in the Chinese population. We prospectively examined the associations of BMI with risk of gastric cancer in the Linxian General Population Trial cohort, with 29 584 healthy adults enrolled in 1985 and followed through to the end of 2014. Body weight and height were measured during physical examination at baseline and BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Body mass index from 138 subjects was missing, and a total of 29 446 participants were included in the final analysis. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals. During 30 years of follow-up

SUBMITTER: Fan JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543512 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature