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| Title |
Change in weight and waist circumference and risk of colorectal cancer: results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study
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| Published in |
BMC Cancer, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12885-016-2144-1 |
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| Authors |
Amalia Karahalios, Julie A. Simpson, Laura Baglietto, Robert J. MacInnis, Allison M. Hodge, Graham G. Giles, Dallas R. English |
| Abstract |
Studies reporting the association between change in weight or body mass index during midlife and risk of colorectal cancer have found inconsistent results, and only one study to date has reported the association between change in waist circumference (a measure of central adiposity) and risk of colorectal cancer. We investigated the association between risk of colorectal cancer and changes in directly measured waist circumference and weight from baseline (1990-1994) to wave 2 (2003-2007). Cox regression, with age as the time metric and follow-up starting at wave 2, adjusted for covariates selected from a causal model, was used to estimate the Hazard Ratios (HRs) and 95 % Confidence Intervals (CIs) for the change in waist circumference and weight in relation to risk of colorectal cancer. A total of 373 cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed during an average 9 years of follow-up of 20,605 participants. Increases in waist circumference and weight were not associated with the risk of colorectal cancer (HR per 5 cm increase in waist circumference = 1.02; 95 % CI: 0.95, 1.10; HR per 5 kg increase in weight = 0.93; 0.85, 1.02). For individuals with a waist circumference at baseline that was less than the sex-specific mean value there was a slight increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with a 5 cm increase in waist circumference at wave 2 (HR = 1.08; 0.97, 1.21). Increases in waist circumference and weight during midlife do not appear to be associated with the risk of colorectal cancer. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 29 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 February 2016.
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#15,469,456
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#161,027
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#72
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