Exploring Risk Factors for Follicular Lymphoma

Table 3

Anthropomorphic factors associated with the development of follicular lymphoma.

Exposure	Measure of effect (95% CI)	𝑃-trend	Reference
BMI
BMI > 30	RR = 1.10 (0.82–1.47)		[32]
BMI > 30 at cohort entry (men)	HR = 1.86 (0.44–7.86)	0.09	[33]
Usual adult BMI > 30	OR = 1.4 (0.8–2.5)	0.2	[34]
Baseline BMI > 30	HR = 1.03 (0.67–1.60)	0.465	[31]
Weight
Highest weight category at cohort entry	HR = 3.20 (0.74–13.84)	0.18	[33]
Highest weight category at age of 21 (men)	HR = 1.82 (0.39–8.37)	0.47	[33]
Highest category of weight	OR = 0.66 (0.31–1.41)	0.2	[36]
Highest category weight at age of 20 years	HR = 1.32 (0.83–2.10)	0.182	[31]
Highest category of baseline weight	HR = 1.14 (0.72–1.82)	0.555	[31]
>6 kg weight gain/10 years	HR = 1.16 (0.71–1.90)	0.946	[31]
Highest category of positive annual weight gain	HR = 5.34 (0.89–32.06)	0.24	[33]
Height
Highest category at cohort entry (men)	HR = 3.89 (0.86–17.55)	0.09	[33]
Highest category of Height	OR = 1.28 (0.56–2.93)	0.6	[36]
Highest category of baseline height	HR = 1.07 (0.67–1.71)	0.571	[31]
Calorie intake
Highest category of total cal. intake	OR = 1.69 (1.14–2.51)	0.002	[35]
Highest Category of total energy intake	OR = 0.82 (0.45–1.52)	0.8	[36]
Physical activity metabolic equivalents
Highest cat. of mod phys. act.	OR = 0.79 (0.53–1.19)	0.16	[35]
Highest cat. of vigorous phys. Act.	OR = 0.59 (0.38–0.91)	0.037	[35]
Highest cat. of tot. phys. act.	OR = 0.64 (0.42–0.97)	0.042	[35]
Highest cat. of Nonoccupational phys. act.	OR = 0.79 (0.40–1.56)	0.5	[36]