Title |
Association between body mass index and mortality in patients with glioblastoma mutliforme
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Published in |
Cancer Causes & Control, September 2010
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DOI | 10.1007/s10552-010-9639-x |
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Authors |
Lee W. Jones, Francis Ali-Osman, Eric Lipp, Jennifer E. Marcello, Bridget McCarthy, Lucie McCoy, Terri Rice, Margaret Wrensch, Dora Il’yasova |
Abstract |
To examine the association between obesity and survival in patients with glioblastoma mutliforme (GBM) METHODS: Using a prospective design, 1,259 patients with previously untreated GBM were recruited between 1991 and 2008. Height and weight were self-reported or abstracted from medical records at study entry and used to calculate body mass index (BMI) [weight (kg)/[height (m)](2). Cox proportional models were used to estimate the risk of death associated with BMI as a continuous variable or categorized using established criteria (normal weight, 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2); overweight, 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2); obese, ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)). |
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