Table 4 Numbers and proportion of cases occurring at selected sites attributable to overweight and obesity (UK 2010)

From: 8. Cancers attributable to overweight and obesity in the UK in 2010

 

Excess attributable cases (PAF)

Cancer

Male

Female

Persons

Oesophagus

1538 (26.9)

315 (11.2)

1853 (21.7)

Gallbladder

381 (9.7)

91 (17.8)

128 (18.3)

Pancreas

523 (12.8)

494 (11.5)

1017 (12.2)

Colorectum

3009 (13.6)

2162 (12.2)

5172 (13.0)

Breast

4194 (8.7)

4194 (8.7)

Endometrium

2759 (33.7)

2759 (33.7)

Kidney

1422 (25.0)

749 (22.2)

2171 (24.0)

All cancersa

6530 (4.1)

10 764 (6.9)

17 294 (5.5)

  1. Abbreviations: PAF=population-attributable fraction (%).
  2. Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer.