Anthropometric and reproductive factors and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer by subtype and subsite: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort

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  • Harinakshi Sanikini
  • David C. Muller
  • Marisa Sophiea
  • Sabina Rinaldi
  • Antonio Agudo
  • Eric J. Duell
  • Elisabete Weiderpass
  • Kim Overvad
  • Jytte Halkjær
  • Marie Christine Boutron-Ruault
  • Franck Carbonnel
  • Iris Cervenka
  • Heiner Boeing
  • Rudolf Kaaks
  • Tilman Kühn
  • Antonia Trichopoulou
  • Georgia Martimianaki
  • Anna Karakatsani
  • Valeria Pala
  • Domenico Palli
  • Amalia Mattiello
  • Rosario Tumino
  • Carlotta Sacerdote
  • Guri Skeie
  • Charlotta Rylander
  • María Dolores Chirlaque López
  • Maria Jose Sánchez
  • Eva Ardanaz
  • Sara Regnér
  • Tanja Stocks
  • Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita
  • Roel C.H. Vermeulen
  • Dagfinn Aune
  • Tammy Y.N. Tong
  • Nathalie Kliemann
  • Neil Murphy
  • Marc Chadeau-Hyam
  • Marc J. Gunter
  • Amanda J. Cross

Obesity has been associated with upper gastrointestinal cancers; however, there are limited prospective data on associations by subtype/subsite. Obesity can impact hormonal factors, which have been hypothesized to play a role in these cancers. We investigated anthropometric and reproductive factors in relation to esophageal and gastric cancer by subtype and subsite for 476,160 participants from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. Multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox models. During a mean follow-up of 14 years, 220 esophageal adenocarcinomas (EA), 195 esophageal squamous cell carcinomas, 243 gastric cardia (GC) and 373 gastric noncardia (GNC) cancers were diagnosed. Body mass index (BMI) was associated with EA in men (BMI ≥30 vs. 18.5–25 kg/m2: HR = 1.94, 95% CI: 1.25–3.03) and women (HR = 2.66, 95% CI: 1.15–6.19); however, adjustment for waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) attenuated these associations. After mutual adjustment for BMI and HC, respectively, WHR and waist circumference (WC) were associated with EA in men (HR = 3.47, 95% CI: 1.99–6.06 for WHR >0.96 vs. <0.91; HR = 2.67, 95% CI: 1.52–4.72 for WC >98 vs. <90 cm) and women (HR = 4.40, 95% CI: 1.35–14.33 for WHR >0.82 vs. <0.76; HR = 5.67, 95% CI: 1.76–18.26 for WC >84 vs. <74 cm). WHR was also positively associated with GC in women, and WC was positively associated with GC in men. Inverse associations were observed between parity and EA (HR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.14–0.99; >2 vs. 0) and age at first pregnancy and GNC (HR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.32–0.91; >26 vs. <22 years); whereas bilateral ovariectomy was positively associated with GNC (HR = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.04–3.36). These findings support a role for hormonal pathways in upper gastrointestinal cancers.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal of Cancer
Vol/bind146
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)929-942
Antal sider14
ISSN0020-7136
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2020
Eksternt udgivetJa

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Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Stand Up to Cancer campaign for Cancer Research UK. The coordination of EPIC is financially supported by the European Commission (DG-SANCO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The national cohorts are supported by Danish Cancer Society (Denmark); Ligue Contre le Cancer, Institut Gustave Roussy, Mutuelle G?n?rale de l'Education Nationale, Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale (INSERM, France); German Cancer Aid, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Deutsche Krebshilfe, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany); the Hellenic Health Foundation (Greece); Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro-AIRC-Italy and National Research Council (Italy); Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports (VWS), Netherlands Cancer Registry (NKR), LK Research Funds, Dutch Prevention Funds, Dutch ZON (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland), World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), Statistics Netherlands (The Netherlands); National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Bilthoven, The Netherlands) for their contribution to data collection; Health Research Fund (FIS), PI13/00061 to Granada, PI13/01162 to EPIC-Murcia, Regional Governments of Andaluc?a, Asturias, Basque Country, Murcia (no. 6236) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (Spain); Swedish Cancer Society, Swedish Research Council and County Councils of Sk?ne and V?sterbotten (Sweden); Cancer Research UK (14136 to KTK, NJW; C570/A16491 to RCT and C8221/A19170 to TK [EPIC-Oxford]), Medical Research Council (1000143 to KTK, NJW, MR/M012190/1 to TK [EPIC-Oxford, United Kingdom]).

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© 2019 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC

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