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. 2024 Jul 16;14(7):e084836. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084836

Table 4. Number of individuals, deaths and incident cancers during follow-up according to anthropometric measure in the Obesity and Disease Development Sweden (ODDS) study.

Anthropometric measure Individuals, n Deaths, n Incident cancers, n
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Weight (full population) 2 165 048 2 130 811 280 537 all-cause98 796 CVD78 178 cancer15 325 respiratory system 121 635 all-cause35 198 CVD45 744 cancer7174 respiratory system 197 168 all cancer62 027 prostate11 448 colon993 small intestine658 penis 144 413 all cancer50 732 breast7920 colon530 small intestine742 vulva
≥2 weight assessments 477 705 1 263 056 133 073 all-cause 62 245 all-cause 84 205 all cancer 70 697 all cancer
Waist circumference 152 089 212 658 37 155 all-cause 35 951 all-cause 26 619 all cancer 28 296 all cancer
≥2 waist circumference assessments 41 669 67 126 9890 all-cause 8664 all-cause 6407 all cancer 7321 all cancer

CVD, cardiovascular diseases