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. 2015:49:81.
doi: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005898. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Body weight gain during adulthood and uterine myomas: Pró-Saúde Study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Karine de Lima Sírio Boclin  1 , Fernanda Pelegrini Torres  1 , Eduardo Faerstein  1
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Body weight gain during adulthood and uterine myomas: Pró-Saúde Study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Karine de Lima Sírio Boclin et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2015.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

This study intended to investigate whether body weight gain during adulthood is associated with uterine myomas. 1,560 subjects were evaluated in a Pró-Saúde Study. Weight gain was evaluated in a continuous fashion and also in quintiles. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated through logistic regression models that were adjusted for education levels, color/race, body mass indices at age 20, age of menarche, parity, use of oral contraceptive methods, smoking, health insurance, and the Papanicolaou tests. No relevant differences were observed regarding the presence of uterine myomas among weight gain quintiles in that studied population.

RESUMO: O objetivo deste estudo foi testar se ganho de peso na vida adulta está associado à ocorrência de miomas uterinos. Foram avaliadas 1.560 participantes do Estudo Pró-Saúde. O ganho de peso foi avaliado de forma contínua e em quintis. Razões de chances e intervalos de 95% de confiança foram estimados por modelos de regressão logística, com ajustes para escolaridade, cor/raça, índice de massa corporal aos 20 anos, idade da menarca, paridade, uso de contraceptivo oral, tabagismo, plano de saúde e exame Papanicolaou. Não foram observadas diferenças relevantes na ocorrência de miomas uterinos entre quintis de ganho de peso nessa população de estudo.

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