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HERO ID

7429294

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Anthropometric measures and serum estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study

Author(s)

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; ,

Year

2017

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Breast Cancer Research
ISSN: 1465-5411
EISSN: 1465-542X

Publisher

BMC

Location

LONDON

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Language

English

PMID

28284224

DOI

10.1186/s13058-017-0810-0

Web of Science Id

WOS:000396922000001

URL

https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13058-017-0810-0
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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.

Keywords

BMI; WHR; Height; Estrogen; Estrogen metabolites; Sex hormones; Postmenopausal