| Title: | Effect of increased body mass index on risk of diagnosis or death from cancer |
| Journal: | British Journal of Cancer |
| Published: | 8 Feb 2019 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30733581/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0386-9 |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-019-0386-9.pdf |
Publication 8691
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Abstract
BackgroundWhether body mass index (BMI) is causally associated with the risk of being diagnosed with or dying from any cancer remains unclear. Weight reduction has clinical importance for cancer control only if weight gain causes cancer development or death. We aimed to answer the question 'does genetically predicted BMI influence my risk of being diagnosed with or dying from any cancer'.MethodsWe used a Mendelian randomisation (MR) approach to estimate causal effect of BMI in 46,155 white-British participants aged between 40 and 69 years at recruitment (median age at follow-up 61 years) from the UK Biobank, who developed any type of cancer, among whom 6998 died from cancer. To derive MR instruments for BMI, we selected up to 390,628 cancer-free participants.ResultsFor each standard deviation (4.78 units) increase in genetically predicted BMI, we estimated a causal odds ratio (COR) of 1.07 (1.02-1.12) and 1.28 (1.16-1.41) for overall cancer risk and mortality, respectively. The corresponding estimates were similar for males and females, and smokers and non-smokers.ConclusionsHigher genetically predicted BMI increases the risk of being diagnosed with or dying from any cancer. These data suggest that increased overall weight may causally increase overall cancer incidence and mortality among Europeans.</p>
7 Authors
- Puya Gharahkhani
- Jue-Sheng Ong
- Jiyuan An
- Matthew H. Law
- David C. Whiteman
- Rachel E. Neale
- Stuart MacGregor
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 25331 | Gene mapping and genetic correlation across complex traits |
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