Central Adiposity, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Nationwide Korean Cohort Study
Kyung Do Han, Kwan Hoon Jo, Yunjung Cho, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Je-Ho Han, Sung-Dae Moon, Eun Sook Kim · 2025
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Kyung Do Han and co-authors report a 2025 study of body weight and thyroid cancer in the oldest adults. Whether fat and metabolic syndrome raise thyroid cancer risk late in life has been unclear. The team used records from a nationwide Korean health screening program.
The cohort held over 1.16 million adults aged 75 and older, and 2,645 new thyroid cancers appeared. In adjusted models, obesity carried a 37 percent higher rate of the cancer, and metabolic syndrome an 18 percent higher rate. The syndrome's link held clearly in women, with a like trend in men. Between ages 75 and 84 both factors mattered, while past 85 only obesity stayed firm. A wide waist was the strongest single component. The study sizes up risk in a fast-growing age group.
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| CREATOR | Kyung Do Han, Kwan Hoon Jo, Yunjung Cho, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Je-Ho Han, Sung-Dae Moon, Eun Sook Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |