Association of High Body Mass Index and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Korean Population-Based Cohort Study

Kyuwoong Kim; Seulggie Choi; Sang Min Park

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0035

Association of High Body Mass Index and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Korean Population-Based Cohort Study

JAMA Oncol. 2018 May 1;4(5):737-739. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0035.

Authors

Kyuwoong Kim¹, Seulggie Choi¹, Sang Min Park^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

This analysis of population-level data examines evidence of the association between body mass index and development of hepatocellular carcinoma among men and women with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
Female
Hepatitis B, Chronic / complications*
Hepatitis B, Chronic / virology
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
Male
Population Surveillance
Prognosis
Republic of Korea / epidemiology