Body size, silhouette trajectory and the risk of breast cancer in a Moroccan case-control study

Breast Cancer : the Journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society
Mohamed KhalisKarima El Rhazi

Abstract

There is convincing evidence demonstrating that body size characteristics such as adiposity and height are associated with breast cancer in westernized countries. However, little is known about this relationship in North African countries currently undergoing nutritional transition and industrialization. The aim of this study was to explore associations between various body size characteristics, silhouette trajectories and the risk of breast cancer among Moroccan women. In this case-control study conducted in the Fez region (2016-2017), detailed measures of body size were collected for 300 cases of breast cancer and 300 matched controls. Unconditional logistic regression was used to assess the association between body size and breast cancer risk adjusting for confounding factors. Higher waist circumference and hip circumference were positively associated with breast cancer risk in pre- (highest [T3] vs. lowest tertile [T1]: OR = 2.92, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 1.33-6.42; OR = 3.00, 95% CI: 1.42-6.33, respectively) and post-menopausal women (T3 vs. T1: OR = 4.46, 95% CI: 1.86-10.66; OR = 4.08, 95% CI: 1.76-9.42, respectively). Body shape at younger ages (6-11 years) was inversely associated with the risk of breast cancer in...Continue Reading

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