Summary
The study suggests that waist circumference is a stronger risk factor than body mass index for obesity-related cancer in men, whereas this is less evident in women.
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Our study, Comparing waist circumference with body mass index on obesity-related cancer risk: a pooled Swedish study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study suggests that waist circumference is a stronger risk factor than body mass index for obesity-related cancer in men, whereas this is less evident in women.