Study on Association of BMI with Lung Cancer in North Indian Population
Journal Title: SSR Institute of International Journal of Life Sciences (SSR-IIJLS) - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent type of cancer in India. It is considered as the most commonly diagnosed cancer and constitutes the leading cause of cancer related mortality. The majority of lung cancer is due to smoking. Tobacco use has been reported to be one of the main causes of lung cancer. It has been observed in previous studies that excess body weight and obesity are protective factors against lung cancer in current and former smokers. Methods- The present study recruited 235 lung cancer patients. BMI was categorized as underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (BMI 18.5 to <25kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2) and obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2). The study was conducted to establish the association of BMI with gender, smoking status, and histological subtypes of lung cancer. Results- Out of 235 patients enrolled, 55.32% were underweight, 40.43% were normal weight, 3.4% of patients were classified as overweight and 0.85% was obese. This study shows significant association of BMI with smoking status (p<0.0057) while non-significant association with gender (p=0.75) and histological subtypes (p=0.74). Conclusions- We were concluded that significant association was found between BMI and smoking status while non significant association was observed between BMI and gender as well as BMI and histological subtypes of lung cancer patients in the north Indian population in this study.
Authors and Affiliations
Priyanka Gaur, Sandeep Bhattacharya, Surya Kant, R. A. S. Kushwaha, Sarika Pandey, Prashant Mani Tripathi, Rajeev Kumar
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