Body mass index and mortality in patients with gastric cancer: a large cohort study.
Jung Hwan LeeBoram ParkJungnam JooMyeong-Cherl KookYoung-Il KimJong Yeul LeeChan Gyoo KimIl Ju ChoiBang Wool EomHong Man YoonKeun Won RyuYoung-Woo KimSoo-Jeong ChoPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2018)
In patients undergoing curative gastric cancer surgery, those who were overweight or mildly-to-moderately obese (BMI 23 to < 30 kg/m2) preoperatively had better OS and DSS than normal-weight patients.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- peritoneal dialysis
- bariatric surgery
- cardiovascular events
- patient reported outcomes
- obese patients