%0 Journal Article
%T The Burden of Overweight and Obesity-Associated Gastrointestinal Cancers in Low and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Global Burden of Disease 2019 Analysis.
%A Danpanichkul P
%A Auttapracha T
%A Sukphutanan B
%A Ng CH
%A Wattanachayakul P
%A Kongarin S
%A Dutta P
%A Duangsonk K
%A Thongpiya J
%A Muthiah MD
%A Huang DQ
%A Lui RN
%A Seko Y
%A Takahashi H
%A Noureddin M
%A Yang JD
%A Wallace MB
%A Wijarnpreecha K
%J Am J Gastroenterol
%V 119
%N 6
%D 2024 Jun 1
%M 38900306
%F 12.045
%R 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002819
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Obesity is associated with cancer, including gastrointestinal (GI). Data from low (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (MICs) are limited.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 to determine the mortality from GI cancer risk of high body mass index (BMI) in these countries.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Mortality rates of GI cancers from high BMI increased in LICs and lower MICs, while burdens decreased or remained stable in high and middle-income countries.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The GI cancer-related burden from high BMI increased in LICs and lower MICs, necessitating a concerted effort to tackle the obesity pandemic.