dc.contributor.author | Adebamowo, Clement Adebayo | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogundiran, Temidayo O | |
dc.contributor.author | Adenipekun, Adeniyi A | |
dc.contributor.author | Oyesegun, Rasheed A | |
dc.contributor.author | Campbell, Oladapo B | |
dc.contributor.author | Akang, Effiong E | |
dc.contributor.author | Rotimi, Charles N | |
dc.contributor.author | Olopade, Olunfunmilayo I | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-16T21:31:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Adebamowo, Clement A., Temidayo O. Ogundiran, Adeniyi A. Adenipekun, Rasheed A. Oyesegun, Oladapo B. Campbell, Effiong E. Akang, Charles N. Rotimi, and Olunfunmilayo I. Olopade. 2003. Waist-hip ratio and breast cancer risk in urbanized Nigerian women. Breast Cancer Research 5(2): R18-R24. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1465-5411 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4565598 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between waist–hip ratio and the risk of breast cancer in an urban Nigerian population. Methods: Between March 1998 and August 2000, we conducted a case–control study of hospital-based breast cancer patients (n = 234) and population-based controls (n = 273) using nurse interviewers in urban Southwestern Nigeria. Results: Multivariable logistic regression showed a significant association between the highest tertile of waist–hip ratio and the risk of breast cancer (odds ratio= 2.67, 95% confidence interval = 1.05–6.80) among postmenopausal women. No association was found in premenopausal women. Conclusion: The present study, the first in an indigenous African population, supports other studies that have shown a positive association between obesity and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | doi:10.1186/bcr567 | en_US |
dc.relation.hasversion | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC154145/pdf/ | en_US |
dash.license | LAA | |
dc.title | Waist–Hip Ratio and Breast Cancer Risk in Urbanized Nigerian Women | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Breast Cancer Research | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Adebamowo, Clement Adebayo | |
dc.date.available | 2010-11-16T21:31:12Z | |
dash.affiliation.other | SPH^Nutrition | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/bcr567 | * |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Adebamowo, Clement A. | |