Obesity and cancer in Chile: Estimation of population attributable fractions Obesidad y cáncer en Chile: Estimación de las fracciones atribuibles poblacionales
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Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa
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Ruiz, Pablo
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Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo
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2019-03-15T16:05:55Z
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2019-03-15T16:05:55Z
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2013
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 141, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 987-994
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00349887
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07176163
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10.4067/S0034-98872013000800004
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166075
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Background: Obesity is a risk factor for the development of certain types of cancer. Aim: To estimate the proportion of cancers potentially attributable to obesity in men and women in Chile based on the calculation of population attributable fractions (PAF %). Material and Methods: Cancer sites studied were those where obesity is a known risk factor based on the updated World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) analysis. Namely, colorectal, endometrium, esophagus, breast, pancreas, kidney and gallbladder cancers were analyzed. Overall and specific PAFs% were calculated for cancer sites and sex from known estimates of relative risk and national prevalence of overweight and obesity. Results: The overall estimates of cancer PAF% for obesity were approximately 20%, without differences between men and women. Highest cancer PAFs% were for endometrial (47%) in women, and esophageal (35%) and pancreatic (31%) in men. The largest sex differences in PAFs% were for gallbladder (higher in women) and color
Obesity and cancer in Chile: Estimation of population attributable fractions Obesidad y cáncer en Chile: Estimación de las fracciones atribuibles poblacionales