The LR and long-term survival of patients in the low-risk group were more favorable than those of patients in the high-risk group. EMVI and CRM status were independent risk factors.
Background: Obesity contributes to endometrial cancer (EC). However, it is not clear whether the distribution of adipose tissue affects the occurrence of endometrial carcinoma. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between abdominal adipose tissue distribution and EC. Methods: We designed a case-control study with 115 women with EC and a control group. The total abdominal adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, and subcutaneous adipose tissue were measured by single slice computerized tomography at the level of umbilicus. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for the risk of EC associated with adipose tissue distribution. Furthermore, we analyzed the correlation between adipose tissue distribution and clinicopathologic features of endometrial carcinoma. Results: Multivariate analysis showed that a larger visceral adipose tissue ratio was associated with an increased risk of EC after adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and diabetes (OR = 1.046, 95% confidence interval = [1.008-1.079]). The ratio of International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) stage I and type I EC was higher in EC patients with larger visceral adipose tissue (84.5% vs 63.2%, P = .009; 91.4% vs 75.4%, P = .021). There was a higher positive ratio of progesterone receptor in EC patients with a larger subcutaneous adipose tissue area (91.2% vs 77.6%; P = .044). Conclusions: Higher visceral adipose tissue ratio, independent of BMI, was associated with an increased risk of EC. Therefore, this study demonstrated that women with normal BMI, but abnormal abdominal adipose tissue distribution, have an increased risk for EC.
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