Association of body mass index and height with risk of prostate cancer among middle-aged Japanese men

N Kurahashi; M Iwasaki; S Sasazuki; T Otani; M Inoue; S Tsugane

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602983

Association of body mass index and height with risk of prostate cancer among middle-aged Japanese men

Br J Cancer. 2006 Mar 13;94(5):740-2. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602983.

Authors

N Kurahashi¹, M Iwasaki, S Sasazuki, T Otani, M Inoue, S Tsugane

Affiliation

¹ Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.

Abstract

In a population-based prospective study of 49 850 Japanese men, body mass index and height were not significantly associated with risk of prostate cancer (311 cases), although small positive effects could not be ruled out in advanced cases (91 cases).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Body Height*
Body Mass Index*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
Prostatic Neoplasms / etiology*
Risk Factors