Interactions of platelets with obesity in relation to lung cancer risk in the UK Biobank cohort

Interactions of platelets with obesity in relation to lung cancer risk in the UK Biobank cohort

Abstract Background Platelet count (PLT) is associated positively with lung cancer risk but has a more complex association with body mass index (BMI), positive only in women (mainly never smokers) and inverse in men (mainly ever smokers), raising the question whether platelets interact with obesity...

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Main Authors: Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Evangelos Evangelou, Elio Riboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Platelet count
MPV
PDW
Obesity
Interaction
Lung cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02561-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02561-9

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