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van Dijk BAC, Schouten LJ, Kiemeney LALM.Am J Epidemiol 2004 160:1159–67
Background: The risk of developing renal cell carcinoma has been associated with increased body weight, increased height, and reduced physical activity, but these parameters have not been well studied together.
Research question/s: What is the association between anthropometry, energy intake, and physical activity and the risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC)?
Methodology: Subjects: 58 279 men and 62 573 women (55–69 years) completed a self-administered questionnaire at baseline.
Experimental procedure:Subjects completed a baseline questionnaire including current and past weight, height, energy intake, and physical activity (leisure and occupational). After 9.3 years of follow up, 275 microscopically confirmed incident cases of RCC were available for analysis.
Measures of outcome: Incidence rate ratios for RCC were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models.
Main finding/s:
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- Height was associated with RCC risk only in women (per 5
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