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. 2010 May 27;15(6):556–565. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0285

Table 2.

RR for cancer per 5 kg/m2 higher BMI and most likely causal mechanism: Females

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RR for a five-point greater BMI—for example, the RR linked to a BMI of 28 compared with a BMI of 23, or a BMI of 32 compared with a BMI of 27.

ap < .0001.

bp < .01.

cp < .05.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IL, interleukin; RR, relative risk.

Based on Figure 4 of Renehan AG, Tyson M, Egger M et al. Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies. Lancet 2008;371:569–578.