Height as a risk factor in meningioma: a study of 2 million Israeli adolescents.

Matan Ben-Zion BerlinerLior Haim KatzEstela DerazneHagai LevineLital Keinan-BokerAlexandra Benouaich-AmielOmer GalAndrew A KannerYosef LavivAsaf HonigTali SiegalJacob MandelGilad TwigShlomit Yust-Katz

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

This large population study showed that sex and adolescent height in males (> 1.85 m) were associated with an increased risk of meningioma in adulthood.

Keyphrases

young adults
body mass index
risk factors
physical activity
mental health
optic nerve
depressive symptoms
early life