title: [Obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in patients with endometrial cancer]].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determinate the frequency of obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus and its potential influence on clinical stage of endometrial cancer in a large, representative group of 292 patients operated because of endometrial cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The group of 292 women operated because of endometrial cancer in clinical stage IA-IV between 1981-1996 in 2nd. Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical University of Gdańsk was analysed. The frequency of obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in analysed group and interval between the beginning of internal diseases and the beginning of neoplasmatic disease was detected. The potential influence of obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus on clinical stage of endometrial cancer was analysed, too.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subgroup of patients with obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus was 54.1% of all treated women (158 patients). Only 47 women (19.5%) have normal Body Mass Index. The most often patients with abnormal weight (30.7%), obesity (36.1%) and pathologic obesity (12.4%) were found. 114 women (39.0%) were treated because of hypertension and 41 women (14.0%)--because of diabetes mellitus. Long-time hypertension and diabetes mellitus before the treatment because of endometrial cancer in analysed group were found. No influence of obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus on clinical stage of endometrial cancer was detected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Long-time hypertension and diabetes mellitus before the treatment because of endometrial cancer in analysed group was found. No influence of obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus on clinical stage of endometrial cancer was detected.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Ginekologii Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Łapińska-Szumczyk
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors