Body Mass Index Is Positively Associated with Endometrial Cancer in Chinese Women, Especially Prior to Menopause.
OBJECTIVE
Obesity is a well-known risk factor for developing endometrial cancer. However, the incidence and survival rate of endometrial cancer are associated with ethnicity and geographical area. In addition, whether menopausal status is associated with developing endometrial cancer in obese women and whether obesity is associated with subtypes of endometrial cancer have not been fully investigated. Here, we investigated the effect of BMI on developing endometrial cancer in Chinese women taking into account menopausal status and cancer subtypes.


METHODS
Data on 1,127 women with endometrial cancer including body mass index (BMI), age at diagnosis, parity, menopausal status and cancer subtype were collected from the largest obstetrics & gynaecology hospital in China and analysed.


RESULTS
After adjusting for age and parity, the odds for developing endometrial cancer in overweight or obese perimenopausal women was significantly higher than that in women with normal weight (OR=2.6 with 95%CI:1.9-3.5, and OR=3.5 with 95%CI: 2.2-5.4, respectively). The odds of developing endometrial cancer in overweight postmenopausal women were significantly higher than that in women who were normal weight (OR=2.4 with 95%CI: 1.8-3.1), however this was not the case for obese postmenopausal women. We further found that BMI, menopausal status, age and parity were not associated with subtypes of endometrial cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Our data demonstrate that obesity is positively associated with the incidence of developing endometrial cancer in Chinese women, with more significant effects in perimenopausal women.
1. The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China.
Yifei
Y
Gao
1. The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China.
Xujing
X
Dai
1. The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China.
Limei
L
Chen
2. Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Arier C
AC
Lee
3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Mancy
M
Tong
3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Michelle
M
Wise
1. The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China; 3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Qi
Q
Chen
BMI; Chinese women; endometrial cancer; menopause; type I and type II