Excess body mass index and risk of liver cancer: a nonlinear dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.

BACKGROUND: Excess body weight measured as body mass index (BMI) has a positive association with risk of common cancers. However, previous meta-analyses related to BMI and liver cancer had inconsistent results. The purpose of the current study is to establish a nonlinear dose-response relationship b...

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Main Authors: Rui Rui, Jiao Lou, Li Zou, Rong Zhong, Ji Wang, Ding Xia, Qi Wang, Heng Li, Jing Wu, Xuzai Lu, Chuanqi Li, Li Liu, Jiahong Xia, Hua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445525?pdf=render