2011
Long‐term overweight and weight gain in early adulthood in association with risk of endometrial cancer
Lu L, Risch H, Irwin ML, Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, Yu H. Long‐term overweight and weight gain in early adulthood in association with risk of endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2011, 129: 1237-1243. PMID: 21387312, PMCID: PMC3125463, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexLong-term overweightEndometrial cancerSubstantial weight gainWeight gainBody weightPopulation-based case-control studyHigher body mass indexEndometrial cancer riskWeight changeDisease 10 yearsEarly adulthoodUnconditional logistic regressionAdult lifeCase-control studyTime of interviewSuch weight changesMass indexNormal weightIncident casesRisk factorsOdds ratioLong-term effectsAge 40Cancer risk
2010
Physical activity and endometrial cancer in a population-based case–control study
Arem H, Irwin ML, Zhou Y, Lu L, Risch H, Yu H. Physical activity and endometrial cancer in a population-based case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2010, 22: 219-226. PMID: 21110224, PMCID: PMC3075067, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9689-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskLower endometrial cancer riskMET h/wkPhysical activityCancer riskEndometrial cancerRisk factorsPopulation-based case-control studyInterview-administered questionnaireMetabolic equivalent hoursPhysical Activity QuestionnaireUnconditional logistic regressionRecreational physical activityCase-control studyAge-matched controlsPhysical activity dataIncident casesActivity QuestionnaireIndependent associationConclusionOur dataLifestyle informationBMILogistic regressionReference groupCancer