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- Title
Body mass index and major cancer surgery outcomes: lack of association or need for alternative measurements of obesity?
- Authors
Al-Refaie, Waddah B; Parsons, Helen M; Henderson, William G; Jensen, Eric H; Tuttle, Todd M; Rothenberger, David A; Kellogg, Todd A; Virnig, Beth A
- Abstract
Although surgical studies have reported inconsistent associations between increased body mass index (BMI) and operative outcomes, the accuracy of BMI for measuring obesity has been questioned in previous epidemiologic studies. Simultaneously, BMI has known comorbidities, which may mediate the effect of BMI if included in multivariable models. We sought to examine the effect of BMI on operative outcomes after adjusting for preoperative factors.
- Publication
Annals of surgical oncology, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 9, p2264
- ISSN
1534-4681
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1245/s10434-010-1023-2