Association between hyperinsulinemia and increased risk of cancer death in nonobese and obese people: A population‐based observational study

Obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes are associated with cancer-related mortality. We assessed whether hyperinsulinemia is a risk factor for cancer death in nonobese people without diabetes. We conducted a prospective cohort study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2010 and followed up the participants until December 31, 2011. For the primary analysis of cancer mortality, we used Cox proportional...