{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["23(1)"],"submitter":["Arbel Y"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>Are twofold: 1) to estimate the relationship between obesity (BMI ≥30) and the prevalence of melanoma in different US states and 2) to examine the possibility of defining a new risk group. This might enhance the possibility of detection, which in turn, might increase the survival rates of patients.<h4>Study design</h4>A cohort Study, based on data at the US statewide level in 2011-2017, where the dependent variable (the annual new melanoma cases per 100,000 persons) is adjusted for age.<h4>Method</h4>Quadratic regression analysis. This model permits a non-monotonic variation of obesity with new melanoma cases adjusted for age, where the control variable is the level of UV radiation.<h4>Results</h4>Demonstrate a negative correlation between obesity and incidence of melano"],"journal":["BMC cancer"],"pagination":["178"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9944773"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Is obesity a risk factor for melanoma?"],"pmcid":["PMC9944773"],"pubmed_authors":["Arbel Y","Kerner M","Kerner A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Is obesity a risk factor for melanoma?","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>Are twofold: 1) to estimate the relationship between obesity (BMI ≥30) and the prevalence of melanoma in different US states and 2) to examine the possibility of defining a new risk group. This might enhance the possibility of detection, which in turn, might increase the survival rates of patients.<h4>Study design</h4>A cohort Study, based on data at the US statewide level in 2011-2017, where the dependent variable (the annual new melanoma cases per 100,000 persons) is adjusted for age.<h4>Method</h4>Quadratic regression analysis. This model permits a non-monotonic variation of obesity with new melanoma cases adjusted for age, where the control variable is the level of UV radiation.<h4>Results</h4>Demonstrate a negative correlation between obesity and incidence of melano","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-19T00:55:46.851Z","creation":"2025-02-19T04:00:47.768Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9944773","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36814240"],"doi":["10.1186/s12885-023-10560-8"]}}