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. 2019;42(4):195-201.
doi: 10.1159/000496548. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Body Mass Index at Diagnosis as a Prognostic Factor for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer after Surgical Resection

Xue Wang  1 , Tian-Li Hui  1 , Mei-Qi Wang  1 , Huan Liu  1 , Ruo-Yang Li  1 , Zhen-Chuan Song  2
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Body Mass Index at Diagnosis as a Prognostic Factor for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer after Surgical Resection

Xue Wang et al. Oncol Res Treat. 2019.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and prognosis of Chinese women with breast cancer.

Patients and methods: 3,380 primary breast cancer patients who underwent surgery from 2010 to 2012 were selected and classified as low BMI group (BMI < 25.0) and high BMI group (BMI ≥ 25.0). The follow-up data for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were obtained from 3,178 patients (median follow-up of 58 months). Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the effect of BMI on DFS and OS.

Results: The high BMI group showed more aggressive pathological features. BMI was negatively associated with OS (hazard ratio (HR) 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-1.66; p = 0.012) but not DFS (HR 1.15, 95% CI 0.94-1.40; p = 0.17). Furthermore, when stratified by age, BMI was significantly and negatively associated with OS (HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.05-1.95; p = 0.025) in patients above 50 years of age, but this effect was not detected in younger patients.

Conclusion: BMI was an independent prognostic factor of OS in Chinese women with breast cancer, and age might be a mitigating factor. Among patients above 50 years of age, those with a high BMI were at greater risk of poor prognosis compared to individuals with a low BMI.

Keywords: Body mass index; Breast cancer; Overweight; Prognosis.

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