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Obesity is associated with a significantly higher incidence of endometrial cancer compared to normal weight, with a relative risk of 3.22 for obese women.
For women, maintaining a healthy weight is particularly important for reducing the risk of endometrial cancer. Obesity more than triples the risk compared to normal weight. Weight management is a key preventive strategy.
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The pooled IRRs [95% CI] across categories of BMI IRRs were 1.53 [1.45–1.61] for overweight and 3.22 [2.91–3.56] for obesity.
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Meta-analysis of 10 studies.
Source
The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Daphne Guh et al. · BMC Public Health · 2009
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-9-88
Meta-analysis · 89 studiesCited 3,849×
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