Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Various studies have reported a direct association of cervical cancer risk with obesity and weight but not with the body fat percentage ( BFP). The aim of this study was to analyze various anthropometric measures as potential risk factors for cervical cancer. METHODS: A total of 20,236 women were included in a cross-sectional population-based survey. Obesity was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria, and central obesity was ≥80 cm; the BFP was defined using the Deurenberg equation (BFP = 1.2 [BMI] + 0.23 [age] - 10.8 [sex] - 5.4). The odds ratio (OR) was estimated from the chi square test and logistic regression models. RESULTS: The prevalence of cervical cancer increased from 514 (95% confidence interval [CI] 321, 707) and 680 (95% CI 494, 866) to 732 (95% CI 535, 928) per 100,000 inhabitants in subjects with a normal weight, subjects who were overweight and subjects who were obese, respectively. Moreover, an association between cervical cancer and BFP (OR 1.027; CI 95% 1.006, 1.048; p = 0.012) was observed, and the risk increased with a BFP ≥45% (OR 2.369; CI 95% 1.284, 4.369; p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest a trend between the body mass index and the increasing prevalence of cervical cancer. In addition, the data showed a significant association between the BFP and cervical cancer, and this epidemiological association was higher as the BFP increased.
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Authors | Daniel López-Hernández |
Journal | Archives of medical research
(Arch Med Res)
Vol. 44
Issue 6
Pg. 454-8
(Aug 2013)
ISSN: 1873-5487 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24051040
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 IMSS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adipose Tissue
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anthropometry
- Body Composition
- Body Mass Index
- Causality
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Child
- Comorbidity
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Mexico
(epidemiology)
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
(epidemiology, metabolism)
- Obesity, Abdominal
(epidemiology, metabolism)
- Odds Ratio
- Overweight
(epidemiology)
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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