Table 4 Association of childhood body mass index and glucose and subsequent cancer mortality stratified by country.

From: Obesity during childhood is associated with higher cancer mortality rate during adulthood: the i3C Consortium

 

Body mass index

Glucose

 

n/N*

Hazard ratio**

95% CI**

P

n/N*

Hazard ratio**

95% CI**

P

CDAH

19/3,200

1.53

1.11

2.13

0.01

N/A

Young Finns Study

19/3,572

0.99

0.63

1.55

0.96

6/1,802

1.18

0.67

2.08

0.58

U.S. cohorts***

312/13,832

1.11

1.00

1.24

0.04

110/5,887

1.23

1.01

1.49

0.04

  1. Analyses adjusted for age and sex and study cohort.
  2. *n (cancer deaths) / N (number of censored).
  3. ** Per one standard deviation increase.
  4. ***U.S. cohorts included BHS, NGHS, Minnesota, and PLRS with data on childhood glucose available.
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