Another BMI Chart

Today in tutorial we were handed another BMI chart. That's either my third or fourth since starting medical school. I can't quite remember, partly since I throw them out right away... The claim was made in this tutorial that a BMI of 27.3 increases the risk for endometrial carcinoma. I was pretty skeptical. Flegal's 2007 JAMA paper shows that in the BMI 25-30 range the risks of "obesity-related cancers" are not significantly different from the BMI 20-25 range.

I don't have time to look into this carefully right now, but I'll try to check out the following article when I have some time.

Authors Full Name	Chang, Shih-Chen. Lacey, James V Jr. Brinton, Louise A. Hartge, Patricia. Adams, Kenneth. Mouw, Traci. Carroll, Leslie. Hollenbeck, Albert. Schatzkin, Arthur. Leitzmann, Michael F.
Title	Lifetime weight history and endometrial cancer risk by type of menopausal hormone use in the NIH-AARP diet and health study.
Source	Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 16(4):723-30, 2007 Apr.
Abstract	Obesity and menopausal estrogen therapy are established risk factors for endometrial cancer. However, the joint effects of obesity and menopausal hormone therapy on endometrial cancer risk are incompletely understood. We addressed this issue in a cohort of 103,882 women ages 50 to 71 years at baseline in 1995 to 1996. During a median of 4.6 years, which contributed to a total of 455,304 person-years of follow-up through 2000, 677 cases of endometrial cancer were ascertained. (...)
Date of Publication	2007 Apr