%0 Journal Article
%T Unveiling the causal link between metabolic factors and ovarian cancer risk using Mendelian randomization analysis.
%A Han L
%A Xu S
%A Zhou D
%A Chen R
%A Ding Y
%A Zhang M
%A Bao M
%A He B
%A Li S
%J Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
%V 15
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38899007
%F 6.055
%R 10.3389/fendo.2024.1401648
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Metabolic abnormalities are closely tied to the development of ovarian cancer (OC), yet the relationship between anthropometric indicators as risk indicators for metabolic abnormalities and OC lacks consistency.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The Mendelian randomization (MR) approach is a widely used methodology for determining causal relationships. Our study employed summary statistics from the genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and we used inverse variance weighting (IVW) together with MR-Egger and weighted median (WM) supplementary analyses to assess causal relationships between exposure and outcome. Furthermore, additional sensitivity studies, such as leave-one-out analyses and MR-PRESSO were used to assess the stability of the associations.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The IVW findings demonstrated a causal associations between 10 metabolic factors and an increased risk of OC. Including "Basal metabolic rate" (OR= 1.24, P= 6.86×10-4); "Body fat percentage" (OR= 1.22, P= 8.20×10-3); "Hip circumference" (OR= 1.20, P= 5.92×10-4); "Trunk fat mass" (OR= 1.15, P= 1.03×10-2); "Trunk fat percentage" (OR= 1.25, P= 8.55×10-4); "Waist circumference" (OR= 1.23, P= 3.28×10-3); "Weight" (OR= 1.21, P= 9.82×10-4); "Whole body fat mass" (OR= 1.21, P= 4.90×10-4); "Whole body fat-free mass" (OR= 1.19, P= 4.11×10-3) and "Whole body water mass" (OR= 1.21, P= 1.85×10-3).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Several metabolic markers linked to altered fat accumulation and distribution are significantly associated with an increased risk of OC.