biostudies-literatureUnknownBandera EVNIMHD NIH HHSNCI NIH HHS<h4>Importance</h4>Obesity disproportionately affects Black women, who also have a higher risk of death after a breast cancer diagnosis compared with women of other racial/ethnic groups. However, few studies have evaluated the association of measures of adiposity with mortality among Black breast cancer survivors.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the association of measures of adiposity with survival after a breast cancer diagnosis among Black women.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This prospective population-based cohort study comprised 1891 women with stage 0 to IV breast cancer who self-identified as African American or Black and were ages 20 to 75 years. The New Jersey State Cancer Registry was used to identify women living in 10 counties in New Jersey who were recruited from March JAMA oncologyhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8377573biostudies-literatureAssociation of Body Mass Index, Central Obesity, and Body Composition With Mortality Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors.PMC8377573R01 CA185623R00 MD013300Omene COXu BLlanos AAMDemissie KBandera EVHong CCLin YChanumolu DQin BAmbrosone CBZeinomar NPawlish KSfalseAssociation of Body Mass Index, Central Obesity, and Body Composition With Mortality Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors.<h4>Importance</h4>Obesity disproportionately affects Black women, who also have a higher risk of death after a breast cancer diagnosis compared with women of other racial/ethnic groups. However, few studies have evaluated the association of measures of adiposity with mortality among Black breast cancer survivors.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the association of measures of adiposity with survival after a breast cancer diagnosis among Black women.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This prospective population-based cohort study comprised 1891 women with stage 0 to IV breast cancer who self-identified as African American or Black and were ages 20 to 75 years. The New Jersey State Cancer Registry was used to identify women living in 10 counties in New Jersey who were recruited from March 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jun2025-04-19T18:18:33.451Z2025-04-19T18:18:33.451ZS-EPMC83775733408604010.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1499