Freisling, HeinzArnold, MelinaSoerjomataram, IsabelleO'Doherty, Mark GeorgeOrdóñez-Mena, José ManuelBamia, ChristinaKampman, EllenLeitzmann, MichaelRomieu, IsabelleKee, FrankTsilidis, KonstantinosTjønneland, AnneTrichopoulou, AntoniaBoffetta, PaoloBenetou, VassilikiBueno-de-Mesquita, H B AsHuerta, José MaríaBrenner, HermannWilsgaard, TomJenab, Mazda2018-01-242018-01-242017-05-23Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe. 2017, 116 (11):1486-1497 Br. J. Cancer1532-18272844138010.1038/bjc.2017.106http://hdl.handle.net/10029/621237We evaluated the associations of anthropometric indicators of general obesity (body mass index, BMI), an established risk factor of various cancer, and body fat distribution (waist circumference, WC; hip circumference, HC; and waist-to-hip ratio, WHR), which may better reflect metabolic complications of obesity, with total obesity-related and site-specific (colorectal and postmenopausal breast) cancer incidence.enArchived with thanks to British journal of cancerAgedBody Fat DistributionBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsEuropeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsObesityPostmenopauseProspective StudiesWaist CircumferenceWaist-Hip RatioArticleBr J Cancer 2017; 116(11):1486-97