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Can Body Height and BMI predict cancer trends in humans? Using a dataset of 220,181 individuals, with 31,822 individuals having malignancy records, we found that body height (p < 2e-16) and Body Mass Index (BMI) (p < 5.6e-05) are significant predictors of developing cancer. After stratifying by sex, we determined that men and women face an elevated risk of developing cancer with increases in body height, but a very slight increase in cancer risk with increases in BMI.
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Title
- Leveraging Evolutionary Traits to Analyze Human Cancer Risk
Contributors
- Martins, Brian (Author)
- Maley, Carlo (Thesis director)
- Richker, Harley (Committee member)
- Marquez Alcaraz, Gissel (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
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2023-12
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