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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Obesity and height in urban Nigerian women with breast cancer
Annals of Epidemiology, Volume 13, No. 6, Year 2003
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PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between obesity, height, and 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: The study did not find a significant association between obesity (BMI ≥ 30) and breast cancer among all women (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 0.87-2.62) pre- (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 0.56-2.60) and post-menopausal breast cancer patients (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 0.78-4.31) in multivariate logistic regression analysis, while increasing height was positively associated with the risk of breast cancer among all women (OR = 1.05, 1.01 - 1.08), pre- (1.06, 1.01-1.10) and post-menopausal women (1.07, 1.01-1.13) for each cm. Age, irregular period, and early age of onset of periods were also found to be significantly associated with breast cancer risk. CONCLUSION: This study failed to demonstrate an association between breast cancer risk and obesity while showing that height is positively associated with risk of breast cancer in urbanized Nigerian women. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adebamowo, Clement
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Ogundiran, Temidayo Olusade
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Adenipekun, Adeniyi Abidemi
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Oyesegun, Rasheed A.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Campbell, Oladapo Babatunde
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Akang, Effiong E.U.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Rotimi, Charles N.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Howard University College of Medicine
Olopade, Olufunmilayo Ibironke
United States, Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S1047-2797(02)00426-X
ISSN:
10472797
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female