Association of body-shape phenotypes with imaging measures of body composition in the UK Biobank cohort: relevance to colon cancer risk

Sofia Christakoudi; Konstantinos K. Tsilidis; Εvangelos Εvangelou; Elio Riboli

doi:10.1186/s12885-021-08820-6

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Association of body-shape phenotypes with imaging measures of body composition in the UK Biobank cohort: relevance to colon cancer risk

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ABSI-by-HI body-shape phenotypes provide information for body composition. Colon cancer risk in men appears related to ASAT quantity for "slim" and "wide" but to factors determining VAT accumulation for "apple" phenotype.

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