Associations of six adiposity-related markers with incidence and mortality from 24 cancers—findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Adiposity is a strong risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. However, most of the evidence available has focused on body mass index (BMI) as a marker of adiposity. There is limited evidence on relationships of cancer with other adiposity markers, and if these association...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01848-8 |