Table 2.

Distribution of incident cancers by primary site, with visceral adipose tissue (VAT) levels

Type of cancer	Anatomical sites included	Number (% of total) of incident cancers	VAT levels, kg median (IQR)
Breast	Breast	41 (25)	2.06 (1.55–2.51)
Prostate	Prostate	33 (20)	2.73 (1.99–3.27)
Lung	Lung	14 (8)	2.20 (1.11–2.75)
Genitourinary	Gynecological, kidney, urinary bladder	24 (14)	2.43 (1.99–2.75)
Gastrointestinal	Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, anus, liver, pancreas, gallbladder	25 (15)	2.77 (1.75–3.12)
Hematological	Leukemia, Lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)	12 (7)	2.35 (1.76–2.88)
Others	Brain, thyroid, head and neck, not otherwise specified	18 (11)	2.01 (1.37–2.54)
Overall		167 (100)	2.34 (1.65, 2.94)