Leg length, sitting height and postmenopausal breast cancer risk.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Tallness has consistently been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. We investigated the association further by decomposing height into leg length and sitting height. METHODS:From the prospective Danish cohort 'Diet, Cancer and Health', 23 864 postmenopausal women enrolled during 1993-1997 were followed for a diagnosis of breast cancer in the Danish Cancer Registry through 2009. RESULTS:The incidence rate ratios for breast cancer were 1.11 (95% CI=1.06-1.16) for each 5 cm increase in total height and 1.09 (95% CI=1.01-1.17) and 1.14 (95% CI=1.04-1.25) for each 5 cm increase in leg length and sitting height, respectively. There was no statistical significant difference between the associations for leg length and sitting height (P=0.47). CONCLUSION:Leg length does not seem to be more strongly associated with breast cancer among postmenopausal women than sitting height.

journal_name

Br J Cancer

authors

Mellemkjær L,Christensen J,Frederiksen K,Baker JL,Olsen A,Sørensen TI,Tjønneland A

doi

10.1038/bjc.2012.244

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Has Abstract

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2012-06-26 00:00:00

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165-8

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1

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0007-0920

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1532-1827

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bjc2012244

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107

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