Adiposity and cancer at major anatomical sites: umbrella review of the literature

Kyrgiou, Maria; Kalliala, Ilkka; Markozannes, Georgios; Gunter, Marc J.; Paraskevaidis, Evangelos; Gabra, Hani; Martin‐Hirsch, Pierre L.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.

doi:10.1136/bmj.j477

reviewBMJFeb 28, 2017HYBRID OA

Adiposity and cancer at major anatomical sites: umbrella review of the literature

MKMaria Kyrgiou IKIlkka Kalliala GMGeorgios Markozannes MJMarc J. Gunter EPEvangelos Paraskevaidis

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Imperial College London · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective To evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence for the association between adiposity and risk of developing or dying from cancer. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Data sources PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and manual screening of retrieved references. Eligibility criteria Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of observational studies that evaluated the association between indices of adiposity and risk of developing or dying from cancer. Data synthesis Primary analysis focused on cohort studies exploring associations for continuous measures of adiposity. The evidence was graded into strong, highly suggestive,…

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Medicine
Meta-analysis
Endometrial cancer
Cancer
Internal medicine
Oncology
Body mass index
Cohort study

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