Association between Abdominal Obesity and Incident Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea

Association between Abdominal Obesity and Incident Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea

Background: We investigated the association of waist circumference (WC) and abdominal obesity with the incident colorectal cancer risk in Korean adults. Methods: This nationwide population-based cohort study was based on health insurance claims data. We analyzed data from 9,959,605 participants acqu...

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Main Authors: Ga Eun Nam, Se-Jin Baek, Hong Bae Choi, Kyungdo Han, Jung-Myun Kwak, Jin Kim, Seon-Hahn Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
abdominal obesity
waist circumference
colorectal neoplasm
body mass index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/6/1368

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