Anthropometric measures and serum estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
Oh, H; Coburn, SB; Matthews, CE; Falk, RT; Leblanc, ES; Wactawski-Wende, J; Sampson, J; Pfeiffer, RM; Brinton, LA; Wentzensen, N; Anderson, GL; Manson, JE; Chen, C; Zaslavsky, O; Xu, X; Trabert, B; ,
| HERO ID | 7429294 |
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| In Press | No |
| Year | 2017 |
| Title | Anthropometric measures and serum estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study |
| Authors | Oh, H; Coburn, SB; Matthews, CE; Falk, RT; Leblanc, ES; Wactawski-Wende, J; Sampson, J; Pfeiffer, RM; Brinton, LA; Wentzensen, N; Anderson, GL; Manson, JE; Chen, C; Zaslavsky, O; Xu, X; Trabert, B; , |
| Journal | Breast Cancer Research |
| Volume | 19 |
| Abstract | Several anthropometric measures have been associated with hormone-related cancers. However, it is unknown whether estrogen metabolism plays an important role in these relationships. We examined whether measured current body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), height, and self-reported BMI at age 18 years were associated with serum estrogens/estrogen metabolites using baseline, cross-sectional data from 1835 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. |
| Doi | 10.1186/s13058-017-0810-0 |
| Pmid | 28284224 |
| Wosid | WOS:000396922000001 |
| Url | https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13058-017-0810-0 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | BMI; WHR; Height; Estrogen; Estrogen metabolites; Sex hormones; Postmenopausal |