Measured adiposity in relation to head and neck cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

Heather A Ward; Petra A Wark; David C Muller; Annika Steffen; Mattias Johansson; Teresa Norat; Marc J Gunter; Kim Overvad; Christina C Dahm; Jytte Halkjær; Anne Tjønneland; Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault; Guy Fagherazzi; Sylvie Mesrine; Paul Brennan; Heinz Freisling; Kuanrong Li; Rudolf Kaaks; Antonia Trichopoulou; Pagona Lagiou; Salvatore Panico; Sara Grioni; Rosario Tumino; Paolo Vineis; Domenico Palli; Petra H M Peeters; H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita; Elisabete Weiderpass; Antonio Agudo; Jose Ramon Quiros; Nerea Larrañaga; Eva Ardanaz; José María Huerta; María-José Sánchez; Goran Laurell; Ingegerd Johansson; Ulla Westin; Peter Wallstrom; Kathryn E Bradbury; Nicholas J Wareham; Kay-Tee Khaw; Clare Pearson; Heiner Boeing; Elio Riboli

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0886

Measured adiposity in relation to head and neck cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

Heather A Ward
, Petra A Wark
, David C Muller
, Annika Steffen
, Mattias Johansson
, Teresa Norat
, Marc J Gunter
, Kim Overvad
, Christina C Dahm
, Jytte Halkjær
, Anne Tjønneland
, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
, Guy Fagherazzi
, Sylvie Mesrine
, Paul Brennan
, Heinz Freisling
, Kuanrong Li
, Rudolf Kaaks
, Antonia Trichopoulou
, Pagona Lagiou

Salvatore Panico, Sara Grioni, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Domenico Palli, Petra H M Peeters, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Elisabete Weiderpass, Antonio Agudo, Jose Ramon Quiros, Nerea Larrañaga, Eva Ardanaz, José María Huerta, María-José Sánchez, Goran Laurell, Ingegerd Johansson, Ulla Westin, Peter Wallstrom, Kathryn E Bradbury, Nicholas J Wareham, Kay-Tee Khaw, Clare Pearson, Heiner Boeing, Elio Riboli

Imperial College London
German Institute of Human Nutrition
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Aarhus University
Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Université Paris -Saclay
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Academy of Athens
Federico II University
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Civic - M.P. Arezzo Hospital
Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer
University of Tromsø
Catalan Institute of Oncology
Public Health Directorate
Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa
Navarra Public Health Institute
Murcia Regional Health Council
Andalusian School of Public Health
Uppsala University
Umeå University
Lund University
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge

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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence from cohort studies indicates that adiposity is associated with greater incidence of head and neck cancer (HNC). However, most studies have used self-reported anthropometry which is prone to error.

METHODS: Among 363 094 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (EPIC) with measured anthropometry, there were 837 incident cases of HNC. HNC risk was examined in relation to body mass index (BMI) [lean: < 22.5 kg/m2, normal weight (reference): 22.5-24.9 kg/m2, overweight 25-29.9 kg/m2, obese: > 30 kg/m2], waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) using Cox proportional hazards models.

RESULTS: Among men, a BMI < 22.5 kg/m2 was associated with higher HNC risk [hazard ratio (HR) 1.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23 - 2.12)]; BMI was not associated with HNC among women. WC and WHR were associated with greater risk of HNC among women, (WC per 5 cm: HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02 - 1.15; WHR per 0.1 unit: HR 1.64, 95% CI 1.38 - 1.93). After stratification by smoking status, the association for WHR was present only among smokers (p interaction 0.004). Among men, WC and WHR were associated with HNC only upon additional adjustment for BMI (WC per 5 cm: HR 1.16, 95% CI 1.07 - 1.26; WHR per 0.1 unit: HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.21 - 1.65).

CONCLUSION: Central adiposity, particularly among women, may have a stronger association with HNC risk than previously estimated.

IMPACT: Strategies to reduce obesity may beneficially impact HNC incidence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	895-904
Number of pages	10
Journal	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Volume	26
Issue number	6
Early online date	9 Feb 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0886
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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Ward, H. A., Wark, P. A., Muller, D. C., Steffen, A., Johansson, M., Norat, T., Gunter, M. J., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Fagherazzi, G., Mesrine, S., Brennan, P., Freisling, H., Li, K., Kaaks, R., Trichopoulou, A., ... Riboli, E. (2017). Measured adiposity in relation to head and neck cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 26(6), 895-904. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0886

Ward, HA, Wark, PA, Muller, DC, Steffen, A, Johansson, M, Norat, T, Gunter, MJ, Overvad, K, Dahm, CC, Halkjær, J, Tjønneland, A, Boutron-Ruault, M-C, Fagherazzi, G, Mesrine, S, Brennan, P, Freisling, H, Li, K, Kaaks, R, Trichopoulou, A, Lagiou, P, Panico, S, Grioni, S, Tumino, R, Vineis, P, Palli, D, Peeters, PHM, Bueno-de-Mesquita, HB, Weiderpass, E, Agudo, A, Ramon Quiros, J, Larrañaga, N, Ardanaz, E, Huerta, JM, Sánchez, M-J, Laurell, G, Johansson, I, Westin, U, Wallstrom, P, Bradbury, KE, Wareham, NJ, Khaw, K-T, Pearson, C, Boeing, H & Riboli, E 2017, 'Measured adiposity in relation to head and neck cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 895-904. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0886

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