ArticleBMC women's health2020
Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting.
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- Effects of folate supplementation on recurrence and metabolic status of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3 in overweight and obese women: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Adherence to breast and cervical cancer screening guidelines according to obesity status: a French cross-sectional multicenter survey.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Cervical High-Risk HPV Positivity in Women: A Single-Center Study.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Association between obesity and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: results from a case control study in south western Uganda.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Pattern and predictors of cervical epithelial cell abnormalities among unscreened and under-screened women in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Health services related factors affecting the pap smear services in Fiji: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThough obesity is associated with some malignancies, its association with cervical cancer is still inconclusive. This study was aimed at determining if there was an association between obesity and cervical epithelial cell abnormalities (CEA).
methodsThis was a cross-sectional comparative study of obese and non-obese women at the Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu between January, 2012 and June, 2013. The participants whose body mass index (BMI) were ≥ 30 kg/m
resultsAmong the obese women, 152(76%) had negative for intra-epithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM) while 48(24%) had cervical epithelial cell abnormalities (CEA). Also 182(91%) non-obese women had NILM while the remaining 18(9%) had CEA. The prevalence of CEA among all the study participants was 16.5%. There was an association between obesity and CEA[OR (95%CI) = 1.353(1.013-1.812); P-value = 0.04].CEA were significantly more common among women who were 40 years and above and single/separated women as well as widows (P-value = < 0.05).
conclusionThere was an association between obesity and CEA. This underscores the need for a positive behavioural change among women in order to stem the tide of this public health problem.
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