Table 5.
BMI and risk for GC subtype according to onset age in the ACC 1
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
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| < 18.5 | 18.5–22.9 | 23.0–24.9 | 25.0–27.4 | ≥ 27.5 | |
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| Early onset GC 3 | |||||
| HR (95% CI)2 | 1.07 (0.50–2.31) | 1.19 (0.83–1.72) | 1 | 1.08 (0.67–1.74) | 0.84 (0.43–1.64) |
| Cases, N | 8 | 97 | 41 | 29 | 11 |
| Late onset GC 3 | |||||
| HR (95% CI)2 | 1.13 (1.01–1.26) | 1.03 (0.96–1.11) | 1 | 1.03 (0.93–1.13) | 1.21 (1.08–1.36) |
| Cases, N | 523 | 2,467 | 1,046 | 683 | 391 |
Abbreviation: BMI, Body mass index; GC, Gastric cancer; ACC, Asia Cohort Consortium
1.
Analyzed excluding cases diagnosed within 2-year from cohort enrollment
2.
Adjusted for age at cohort enrollment, sex, country, cigarette smoking status and alcohol drinking status
3.
The onset age of GC: ‘Early onset’ and ‘Late onset’ were defined as ‘Onset age < 45-year’ and ‘Onset age > 70-year’, respectively.