Table 2.
Effects of obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2 on risk of different types of cancer.
| Type of cancer | Obesity | Diabetes mellitus type 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men and women | |
| Bladder | None | None | 1.37 (1.04–1.8) [301] |
| Breast | — | — | 1.2 (1.11–1.3) [302] |
| Premenopausal | — | 0.92 (0.88–0.97) | Not available |
| Postmenopausal | — | 1.12 (1.08–1.16) | Not available |
| Colorectal | — | — | 1.38 (1.26–1.51) [303] |
| Colon | 1.24 (1.20–1.28) | 1.09 (1.05–1.13) | Not available |
| Rectum | 1.09 (1.06–1.12) | None | Not available |
| Endometrium | — | 1.59 (1.50–1.68) | 2.22 (1.80–2.74) [304] |
| Gall bladder/biliary tract | None | 1.59 (1.02–2.47) | 1.43 (1.18–1.72) [305] |
| Liver | None | None | 2.50 (1.80–3.50) [306] |
| Leukaemia | 1.08 (1.02–1.14) | 1.17 (1.04–1.32) | Not available |
| Malignant melanoma | 1.17 (1.05–1.30) | None | Not available |
| Multiple myeloma | 1.11 (1.05–1.18) | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) | Not available |
| Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | 1.06 (1.03–1.09) | 1.07 (1.00–1.14) | 1.79 (1.3–2.47) [307] |
| Oesophageal adenocarcinoma | 1.52 (1.33–1.74) | 1.51 (1.31–1.74) | 1.3 (1.12–1.50) [25] |
| Pancreas | None | 1.12 (1.02–1.22) | 1.94 (1.5–2.4) [308] |
| Renal | 1.24 (1.15–1.34) | 1.34 (1.25–1.43) | 1.42 (1.06–1.91) [309] |
| Thyroid | 1.33 (1.04–1.70) | 1.14 (1.06–1.23) | Not available |
The increased relative risks and the 95% confidence limits, in brackets, are given. For obesity, the relative risk ratio is per 5 kg/m2 increase in weight [19].