[HTML][HTML] Influence of obesity-related risk factors in the aetiology of glioma
British journal of cancer, 2018•nature.com
Background Obesity and related factors have been implicated as possible aetiological
factors for the development of glioma in epidemiological observation studies. We used
genetic markers in a Mendelian randomisation framework to examine whether obesity-
related traits influence glioma risk. This methodology reduces bias from confounding and is
not affected by reverse causation. Methods Genetic instruments were identified for 10 key
obesity-related risk factors, and their association with glioma risk was evaluated using data …
factors for the development of glioma in epidemiological observation studies. We used
genetic markers in a Mendelian randomisation framework to examine whether obesity-
related traits influence glioma risk. This methodology reduces bias from confounding and is
not affected by reverse causation. Methods Genetic instruments were identified for 10 key
obesity-related risk factors, and their association with glioma risk was evaluated using data …
Background
Obesity and related factors have been implicated as possible aetiological factors for the development of glioma in epidemiological observation studies. We used genetic markers in a Mendelian randomisation framework to examine whether obesity-related traits influence glioma risk. This methodology reduces bias from confounding and is not affected by reverse causation.
Methods
Genetic instruments were identified for 10 key obesity-related risk factors, and their association with glioma risk was evaluated using data from a genome-wide association study of 12,488 glioma patients and 18,169 controls. The estimated odds ratio of glioma associated with each of the genetically defined obesity-related traits was used to infer evidence for a causal relationship.
Results
No convincing association with glioma risk was seen for genetic instruments for body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, lipids, type-2 diabetes, hyperglycaemia or insulin resistance. Similarly, we found no evidence to support a relationship between obesity-related traits with subtypes of glioma–glioblastoma (GBM) or non-GBM tumours.
Conclusions
This study provides no evidence to implicate obesity-related factors as causes of glioma.
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