Abdominal obesity and digestive system cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

• Main Authors: Xue Li (Author), Yajun Lian (Author), Weiwei Ping (Author), Kunbo Wang (Author), Lingyan Jiang (Author), Shaoxia Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The diagnostic criteria for abdominal obesity are usually waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. The magnitude of the risks for cancers of the digestive system and abdominal obesity is unknown. To assess whether abdominal obesity increases the risk of digestive cancer, we con...