{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(11)"],"submitter":["Ellwanger B"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Excess weight is convincingly associated with several cancers, but the association with ovarian cancer is insufficiently clarified, in particular regarding subgroups defined by menopausal status and ovarian cancer histologic type.<h4>Aims</h4>We carried out a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of overweight and obesity in relation to ovarian cancer with focus on different subgroups.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We searched PubMed and Web of Science for relevant cohort and case-control studies published from inception to June 2021 in English language and using a clear definition of overweight and obesity. We combined maximally adjusted risk estimates using a random effects model. We analyzed data from 15 cohort and 26 case-control studies, including 28 471 ov"],"journal":["Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)"],"pagination":["e1618"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9675384"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Anthropometric factors and the risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC9675384"],"pubmed_authors":["Ellwanger B","Baurecht H","Jochem C","Schuler-Toprak S","Leitzmann MF"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Anthropometric factors and the risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Excess weight is convincingly associated with several cancers, but the association with ovarian cancer is insufficiently clarified, in particular regarding subgroups defined by menopausal status and ovarian cancer histologic type.<h4>Aims</h4>We carried out a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of overweight and obesity in relation to ovarian cancer with focus on different subgroups.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We searched PubMed and Web of Science for relevant cohort and case-control studies published from inception to June 2021 in English language and using a clear definition of overweight and obesity. We combined maximally adjusted risk estimates using a random effects model. We analyzed data from 15 cohort and 26 case-control studies, including 28 471 ov","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-05T15:21:12.864Z","creation":"2025-04-05T15:21:12.864Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9675384","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35384414"],"doi":["10.1002/cnr2.1618"]}}