Ganho de peso na idade adulta e ocorrência de miomas uterinos em trabalhadoras de uma universidade: Estudo Pró-Saúde.

Abstract

The uterine fibroids (MU) are considered the most common tumors found in the female reproductive system. This study investigated the association between weight gain in adulthood and the occurrence of fibroids. This relationship was explored in international studies mostly Americans. In Brazil, no studies had addressed this issue until the end of this dissertation. To investigate how the association between weight gain in ddulthood affects the risk of fibroids, a crosssectional study was conducted for the data from the baseline (1999-2001) longitudinal study of the Pro-Saúde where2594 technical and administrative staff of a public university in Rio de Janeiro are participating, among them were selected in 1560 women with self-reported medical diagnosis of MU and had their weights at the age of twenty self-reported in self-administered questionnaire whose ages ranged from 22-67 years. Weight change since 20 years was evaluated until the entry into the study. The prevalence of fibroids found in this group were 23.3% (95% CI - 21.2, 25.4), standing at an intermediate position compared the prevalence found in American studies. The highest prevalence of weight gain was found in the 4th quintile values ranged between gain greater than 0.7 kg / year and less than 1.1 kg / year. The age group with highest prevalence of self-reported medical diagnosis of fibroids was between 45 and 54 (39.1%). The weight at age 20 reported by respondents ranged between 30.0 and 96.0 kg. The BMI at 20 years old stood in the category is normal among most participants. The results suggest no association between weight gain in adulthood and fibroids in this study population.