[HTML][HTML] Obesity paradox in lung diseases: what explains it?

S Yao, L Zeng, F Wang, K Chen - Obesity Facts, 2023 - karger.com
Background: Obesity is a globally increasing health problem that impacts multiple organ
systems and a potentially modifiable risk factor for many diseases. Obesity has a significant …

[HTML][HTML] The association between the body roundness index and the risk of colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study

W Gao, L Jin, D Li, Y Zhang, W Zhao, Y Zhao… - Lipids in health and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC), has a link between obesity, especially visceral fat.
The body roundness index (BRI) can more accurately assess body fat and visceral fat levels …

Association between novel anthropometric indices and prevalence of kidney stones in US adults

G Lin, F Zhan, W Ren, Y Pan, W Wei - World Journal of Urology, 2023 - Springer
Background Our aim is to evaluate the relationship between prevalence of kidney stones
(KS) and novel anthropometric indices (AHIs). Methods Participants who participated in the …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective associations of leucocyte subtypes and obesity with the risk of developing cutaneous malignant melanoma in the UK Biobank cohort

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, E Riboli - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, which is linked to
cancer development. Abdominal obesity (a body mass index, ABSI), however, has unusually …

[HTML][HTML] Operationalisation of a standardised scoring system to assess adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research cancer …

FC Malcomson, S Parra-Soto, L Lu, FK Ho… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In 2018, The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for
Cancer Research (AICR) published ten evidence-based Cancer Prevention …

[HTML][HTML] A body shape index (ABSI) is associated inversely with post-menopausal progesterone-receptor-negative breast cancer risk in a large European cohort

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, L Dossus, S Rinaldi… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Associations of body shape with breast cancer risk, independent of body size,
are unclear because waist and hip circumferences are correlated strongly positively with …

Interactions of obesity, body shape, diabetes and sex steroids with respect to prostate cancer risk in the UK Biobank cohort

S Christakoudi, KK Tsilidis, E Evangelou… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Obesity and diabetes are associated inversely with low‐grade prostate cancer
risk and affect steroid hormone synthesis but whether they modify each other's impact on …

Sex-and age-specific differences in associations of a body shape index with all-cause and cardiovascular death risks among US adults with diabetes

X Sun, L Cao, Y Liu, W Huang, C Pei, X Wang… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims Evidence regarding the effect of body shape index (ABSI) on mortality
is scarce among individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Herein, we explored the …

A body shape index (ABSI) but not body mass index (BMI) is associated with prostate cancer‐specific mortality: Evidence from the US NHANES database

HC Ku, E Cheng, CF Cheng - The Prostate, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common malignancy in males and obesity
may play a role in its development and progression. Associations between visceral obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Association between a body shape index and prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2001–2018

X Liu, H Shi, Y Shi, H Wei, X Yuan, Z Jiao, T Wu… - … Urology and Nephrology, 2024 - Springer
Objective Abdominal obesity, especially visceral fat, may have negative effects on the
development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). A body shape index (ABSI) can …