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. 2021 Mar 25;11:629666. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.629666

Table 1.

Obesity and its measurement indexes with the risk of different breast cancer subtypes.

No. Author Patients(N) Region Menopausal status Comparison Molecular subtype Measurement 95%CI P Ref
1 Agresti R. et al. 1779 Italy Pre-menopausal BMI≥25 vs. BMI<25 LuminalB(HER2-) OR=1.30 0.79-2.18 N/A (13)
LuminalB(HER2+) OR=1.78 0.88-3.63 N/A
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=1.89 0.78-4.60 N/A
TNBC OR=3.04 1.43-6.43 N/A
WC≥80cm vs. WC<80cm LuminalB(HER2-) OR=2.55 1.53-4.24 N/A
LuminalB(HER2+) OR=2.11 1.03-4.35 N/A
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=1.28 0.50-3.27 N/A
TNBC OR=1.03 0.42-2.53 N/A
Post-menopausal BMI≥25 vs. BMI<25 LuminalB(HER2-) OR=1.51 1.14-2.00 N/A
LuminalB(HER2+) OR=1.20 0.76-1.92 N/A
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=1.43 0.79-2.57 N/A
TNBC OR=1.11 0.65-1.90 N/A
WC≥80cm vs. WC<80cm LuminalB(HER2-) OR=1.17 0.75-1.81 N/A
LuminalB(HER2+) OR=0.82 0.41-1.63 N/A
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=1.36 0.50-3.69 N/A
TNBC OR=0.89 0.41-1.95 N/A
2 Chen H. et al. 4557 USA Both Type 2 DM vs. non-DM ER+/HER2+ OR=0.77 0.40-1.48 <0.05 (17)
TNBC OR=1.38 1.01-1.89 <0.05
H2E OR=1.38 0.93-2.06 <0.05
3 Maskarinec G. et al. 681 USA Both Type 2 DM in subtypes ER+/PR+ HR=1.17 1.05-1.29 N/A (18)
ER-/PR- HR=1.03 0.83-1.26 N/A
ER+/PR- or ER-/PR+ HR=1.01 0.81-1.28 N/A
4 Michels K.B. et al. 116488 USA Both Type 2 DM vs. non-DM ER+ HR=1.22 1.01-1.47 N/A (19)
ER- HR=1.13 0.79-1.62 N/A
5 Millikan R.C. et al. 3446 USA Pre-menopausal WHR≥0.84 vs. WHR<0.84 LuminalB OR=0.90 0.40-1.80 N/A (20)
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=0.90 0.40-2.20 N/A
TNBC OR=1.90 1.00-3.60 N/A
Post-menopausal WHR≥0.84 vs. WHR<0.84 LuminalB OR=0.50 0.20-0.90 N/A
HER2+(non-luminal) OR=0.50 0.30-1.00 N/A
TNBC OR=1.40 0.70-2.70 N/A
6 Munsell M.F. et al. / / Pre-menopausal BMI≥30 vs. BMI<25 ER+/PR+ RR=0.78 0.67-0.92 0.67 (21)
ER-/PR- RR=1.06 0.70-1.60 0.004
Post-menopausal BMI≥30 vs. BMI<25 ER+/PR+ RR=1.39 1.14-1.70 0.001
ER-/PR- RR=0.98 0.78-1.22 0.02
7 Palmer J.R. et al. 1851 USA Both Type 2 DM vs. non-DM ER+ HR=1.02 0.80-1.31 N/A (22)
ER- HR=1.43 1.03-2.00 N/A
8 Pierobon M. et al. 3845 USA Pre-menopausal BMI≥30 vs. BMI<30 TNBC OR=1.43 1.23-1.65 N/A (23)
9 Rosner B. et al. 77232 USA Pre-menopausal Per 25 lbs weight gain ER+/PR+ RR=1.13 0.89-1.43 0.32 (24)
ER+/PR- RR=2.19 1.33-3.61 0.002
ER-/PR- RR=1.61 1.09-2.38 0.016
10 Suzuki R. et al. 41594 Japan Post-menopausal Per increment of 5kg/m2 ER+/PR+ RR=2.24 1.50-3.34 N/A (25)
        ER+/PR- RR=0.63 0.31-1.27 N/A
ER-/PR- RR=0.67 0.38-1.17 N/A

BMI, Body mass index; ER, Estrogen receptor; HER2, Human epidermal growth factor 2; N/A, Not applicable; OR, Odds ratio; PR, Progesterone receptor; RR, Relative risk; TNBC, Triple negative breast cancer; WC, Waist circumference.