Luyao Cao, Tianpei Wang, Huizhang Li, Fadoua El Hafa, Xia Zhu, Yuhui Yu, Caiwang Yan, Lingbin Du, Meng Zhu, Guangfu Jin
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been linked with site-specific upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers during the past decades, but associations are still inconclusive. This study aimed to determine the association between T2D, glycaemic traits (random blood glucose and HbA1c) and UGI cancer (oesophageal and gastric cancer). METHODS: In the present study, based on the large-scale prospective cohort of UK Biobank, we included 452 631 eligible participants...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health