Associations of A Body Shape Index (ABSI) with cancer incidence, all-cause and at 23 sites- Findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study.

Solange Parra-SotoFiona C MalcomsonFrederick K HoJill P PellLinda Sharp John Cummings MathersCarlos Celis-Morales

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2021)

ABSI is a useful marker for adiposity. However, cancer risk prediction improves with the combination of BMI.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
body mass index
risk factors
weight gain
insulin resistance
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
cross sectional