Body mass index, height and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study
Zhang Y, Cartmel B, Choy CC, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Ferrucci LM. Body mass index, height and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study. Cancer Epidemiology 2016, 46: 66-72. PMID: 28039770, PMCID: PMC5272867, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBody mass indexBasal cell carcinomaMass indexCell carcinomaInverse associationOdds ratioAdult heightUnconditional logistic regression modelsAdult body mass indexBenign skin conditionsMultivariate odds ratiosSimilar inverse associationsConfidence intervalsCase-control studySignificant inverse associationLogistic regression modelsUltraviolet radiation exposurePrior UV exposureCommon malignancyControl subjectsUV exposureBiopsy siteMedical characteristicsSkin conditions