Short Communication
British Journal of Cancer (2009) 101, 534–536. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605158 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 30 June 2009
The impact of BMI on subgroups of uterine cancer
K Lindemann1, L J Vatten2, M Ellstrøm-Engh1,3 and A Eskild1,3,4
- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
- 2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7489 Trondheim, Norway
- 3Medical Faculty, Division of Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
- 4Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Correspondence: Dr K Lindemann, E-mail: kristina.lindemann@ahus.no
Received 24 March 2009; Revised 20 May 2009; Accepted 5 June 2009; Published online 30 June 2009.
Abstract
Background:
Obesity increases the risk of uterine cancer, but results by histological type have differed.
Methods:
We followed 36 755 women for 17.8 years for uterine cancers.
Results and conclusion:
Body mass index (BMI) was positively associated with uterine cancers as a whole, particularly for endometrioid adenocarcinomas, for which the relative risk for very obese women (BMI: 
40 kg m-2) compared with lean (BMI: 20–24 kg m-2) women, was 11.1 (95% confidence interval: 5.2–23.8).
Keywords:
BMI, obesity, endometrial cancer, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, epidemiology
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