Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Breast Cancer in Older Postmenopausal Women

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether higher adiposity is associated with greater breast cancer risk in older postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with mean follow‐up of 11.3 years. SETTING: Four U.S. clinical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Seven thousand five hundred twenty‐three women (mean a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2006-01, Vol.54 (1), p.63-69
Hauptverfasser:	Krebs, Erin E., Taylor, Brent C., Cauley, Jane A., Stone, Katie L., Bowman, Paula J., Ensrud, Kristine E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adiposity Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Body fat Body Height Body Mass Index Body Weight Bone Density Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology Breast Neoplasms - etiology Elderly women Estrogens - therapeutic use Female Follow-Up Studies General aspects Geriatrics Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Health risk assessment Humans Incidence Mammary gland diseases Medical sciences Menopause Older people postmenopausal Postmenopause Prospective Studies Risk Factors Tumors Waist-Hip Ratio weight Women
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