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Participants underwent at least one repeat screening (2011\u20132014) and were followed until 2021. Baseline BMI and WC served as exposures, and FBG levels, measured during 2011\u20132014, were examined as potential mediators. Associations among BMI, WC, FBG, and BC risk were evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression and mediation analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over a median follow-up of 11.9\u2009years, 17\u200a120 women (0.82%) developed BC. Compared with lower values, higher BMI (\u226530\u2009kg\/m2) and WC (\u226588\u2009cm) were significantly associated with increased BC risk, with hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.82 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.69 to 1.96) and 1.43 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.37 to 1.49), respectively. Two-way decomposition mediation analysis indicated that FBG minimally mediated these associations, with natural indirect effect odds ratios near 1.00, and mediated effects ranged up to 2.23%. A 4-way decomposition further confirmed that more than 95% of the associations were attributable to the controlled direct effects of BMI and WC, whereas the pure indirect effect via FBG comprised approximately 5% of the total association.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although BMI and WC are robustly linked to BC risk, FBG plays a negligible mediating role. 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