ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2017
Beyond Body Mass Index: Using Anthropometric Measures and Body Composition Indicators to Assess Odds of an Endometriosis Diagnosis.
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- Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are diametric disorders.Evolutionary applications · 2021Review
- Adipose to serum ratio and mixtures of persistent organic pollutants in relation to endometriosis: Findings from the ENDO Study.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Vesicle Development in an Endometriosis Animal Model Through Modulation of Immune Parameters.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- Diagnosis of Waist Muscle Injury after Exercise Based on High-Frequency Ultrasound Image.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
- The Formidable yet Unresolved Interplay between Endometriosis and Obesity.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Review
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- The effect of endometriosis on the antimüllerian hormone level in the infertile population.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Article
- Adiposity and Endometriosis Severity and Typology.Journal of minimally invasive gynecologyObservational
- Epidemiologic Factors Associated with Endometriosis in East Asia.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyReview
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Abstract
backgroundBody mass index (BMI) and endometriosis have been inversely associated. To address gaps in this research, we examined associations among body composition, endometriosis, and physical activity. MATERIALS AND
methodsWomen from 14 clinical sites in the Salt Lake City, Utah and San Francisco, California areas and scheduled for laparoscopy/laparotomy were recruited during 2007-2009. Participants (N = 473) underwent standardized anthropometric assessments to estimate body composition before surgery. Using a cross-sectional design, odds of an endometriosis diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]) were calculated for anthropometric and body composition measures (weight in kg; height in cm; mid upper arm, waist, hip, and chest circumferences in cm; subscapular, suprailiac, and triceps skinfold thicknesses in mm; arm muscle and fat areas in cm
resultsInverse relationships were observed between endometriosis and standardized: weight (aOR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.57-0.88); subscapular skinfold thickness (aOR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.65-0.98); waist and hip circumferences (aOR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.64-0.98 and aOR = 0.76, 95% CI 0.61-0.94, respectively); total upper arm and upper arm muscle areas (aOR = 0.76, 95% CI 0.61-0.94 and aOR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.59-0.93, respectively); and BMI (aOR = 0.75, 95% CI 0.60-0.93), despite similar heights. Women in the highest versus lowest quartile had lower adjusted odds of an endometriosis diagnosis for: weight; mid-upper arm, hip, and waist circumferences; total upper arm and upper arm muscle areas; BMI; and centripetal fat ratio. There was no evidence of a main effect or moderation of physical activity or sedentariness.
conclusionIn a surgical cohort, endometriosis was inversely associated with anthropometric measures and body composition indicators.
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