Associations of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A National Population-Based Study

Associations of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A National Population-Based Study

<b>Background:</b> We investigated the association between BMI and HNC subtype incidence in a cohort study of ten million people, adjusting for the effect of smoking and drinking. We also investigated the relationship between waist circumference (WC) and HNC subtype. <b>Methods:<...

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Main Authors: Choung-Soo Kim, Jun-Ook Park, Inn-Chul Nam, Sung Joon Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Hyun-Bum Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Young-Hoon Joo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
head and neck neoplasms
body mass index
waist circumference
epidemiology
Korea
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/16/3880

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