Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Petrick JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4002266 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Petrick Jessica L JL Gaudet Mia M MM Weissler Mark C MC Funkhouser William K WK Olshan Andrew F AF
Annals of epidemiology 20131116 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>Most studies, primarily conducted in populations of European ancestry, reported increased risk of head and neck cancer (HNC) associated with leanness (body mass index [BMI] <18.5 kg/m(2)) and decreased for overweight or obesity (25.0 to <30.0 and >30 kg/m(2), respectively), compared with normal weight (18.5 to <25.0 kg/m(2)).<h4>Methods</h4>The Carolina Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Study is a population-based, racially diverse case-control study of 1289 incident HNC cases (3 ...[more]