Journal
BMC CANCER
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2144-1
Keywords
Anthropometry; Weight change; Waist circumference; Colorectal cancer; Prospective; Cohort
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Funding
- VicHealth [1998-0406]
- Cancer Council Victoria
- National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [209057, 251533, 504711, 1035261]
- Australian Brewers' Foundation
- Australian Postgraduate Award
- Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship within the 7th European Community Framework Programme
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [1104975]
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Background: Studies reporting the association between change in weight or body mass index during midlife and risk of colorectal cancer have found inconsistent results, and only one study to date has reported the association between change in waist circumference (a measure of central adiposity) and risk of colorectal cancer. Methods: We investigated the association between risk of colorectal cancer and changes in directly measured waist circumference and weight from baseline (1990-1994) to wave 2 (2003-2007). Cox regression, with age as the time metric and follow-up starting at wave 2, adjusted for covariates selected from a causal model, was used to estimate the Hazard Ratios (HRs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for the change in waist circumference and weight in relation to risk of colorectal cancer. Results: A total of 373 cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed during an average 9 years of follow-up of 20,605 participants. Increases in waist circumference and weight were not associated with the risk of colorectal cancer (HR per 5 cm increase in waist circumference = 1.02; 95% CI: 0.95, 1.10; HR per 5 kg increase in weight = 0.93; 0.85, 1.02). For individuals with a waist circumference at baseline that was less than the sex-specific mean value there was a slight increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with a 5 cm increase in waist circumference at wave 2 (HR = 1.08; 0.97, 1.21). Conclusion: Increases in waist circumference and weight during midlife do not appear to be associated with the risk of colorectal cancer.
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