Example sentences for: whr

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  • Most case-control studies have found an association between WHR and the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer [ 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 ] , and most report either null or weakly positive association with premenopausal breast cancer.

  • The body mass index (BMI) (weight [kg]/height [m 2]; obesity = BMI ≥ 30) and WHR were computed (waist circumference [cm]/hip circumference [cm]), and four subjects with WHR > 1.2 and WHR < 0.6 were excluded.

  • In contrast, the Iowa Women's Health Study showed no association with WHR, and an earlier report of interaction with family history appeared to have attenuated with time [ 25 26 ] . In the New York University Women's Health Study, the multivariable analysis showed an association between the lowest quintile and the highest quintile of WHR and breast cancer of 1.72 (95% confidence interval = 1.0-3.

  • Overall, categories of WHR were not significantly associated with the risk of breast cancer but there was a marginally significant test of trend for a positive association between increasing WHR and breast cancer risk.

  • There was a significant association with the highest tertile of WHR but the likelihood ratio test (LRT) for trend ( P = 0.07) was not significant.


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