@article{3150657,
    title = "Anthropometric Measures, Physical Activity, and Risk of Glioma and
Meningioma in a Large Prospective Cohort Study",
    author = "Michaud, Dominique S. and Bove, Gerald and Gallo, Valentina and and Schlehofer, Brigitte and Tjonneland, Anne and Olsen, Anja and Overvad, and Kim and Dahm, Christina C. and Teucher, Brigit and Boeing, Heiner and and Steffen, Annika and Trichopoulou, Antonia and Bamia, Christina and and Kyrozis, Andreas and Sacerdote, Carlotta and Agnoli, Claudia and Palli, and Domenico and Tumino, Rosario and Mattiello, Amalia and and Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas and Peeters, Petra H. M. and May, Anne M. and and Barricarte, Aurelio and Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores and Dorronsoro, Miren and and Jose Sanchez, Maria and Rodriguez, Laudina and Duell, Eric J. and and Hallmans, Goran and Melin, Beatrice S. and Manjer, Jonas and Borgquist, and Signe and Khaw, Kay-Tee and Wareham, Nick and Allen, Naomi E. and and Travis, Ruth C. and Romieu, Isabelle and Vineis, Paolo and Riboli, Elio",
    journal = "Cancer Prevention Research",
    year = "2011",
    volume = "4",
    number = "9",
    pages = "1385-1392",
    publisher = "AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH",
    issn = "1940-6207, 1940-6215",
    doi = "10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0014",
    abstract = "Body fatness has been associated with increased risk of a number of
hormone-dependent cancers. Recent studies suggest that body mass index
(BMI) may be related to meningiomas, which are more common in women than
men, and for which estrogens are believed to play a role. Using data
from a large European propective cohort, 203 incident cases of
meningioma and 340 cases of glioma were included in the analysis for
measures of body fat, height, and physical activity among 380,775
participants. All analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazards
model and controlling for age, sex, country, and education. A 71%
increase in risk of meningioma was observed among men and women in the
top quartile of waist circumference (HR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.08-2.73,
P-trend = 0.01). A positive association was also observed for BMI and
meningioma (HR = 1.48, 95% CI = 0.98-2.23, for BMI >= 30 compared with
a BMI of 20-24.9, P-trend = 0.05). An association with height and
meningioma was also suggestive (HR = 1.24, 95% 0.96-1.51, for each 10
cm increase). In contrast, no associations were observed for height and
different measures of body fat and risk of glioma. Physical activity was
not related to either type of brain tumors. Results from this study
support an increase in risk of meningioma with higher body fatness among
both men and women. No association was observed between anthropometric
measures and risk of glioma. Cancer Prev Res; 4(9); 1385-92. (C) 2011
AACR."
}