Open AccessRelation of Serum Adiponectin Levels and Obesity with Breast Cancer: A Japanese Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Machiko Minatoya,
Goro Kutomi,
Hiroaki Shima,
Sumiyo Asakura,
Seiko Otokozawa,
Hirofumi Ohnishi,
Hiroshi Akasaka,
Tetsuji Miura,
Mitsuru Mori,
Koichi Hirata
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8325
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , breast cancer , body mass index , odds ratio , obesity , case control study , confidence interval , endocrinology , cancer , risk factor , oncology , risk factors for breast cancer , gynecology , insulin resistance
It is known that obesity is one of the risk factors for breast cancer although the association may differ between ethnic groups and with the menopausal status. Recently obesity-related risk factors including serum adiponectin and insulin levels have been analyzed together with BMI in association with breast cancer risk.