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Association of body mass index with severity of endometriosis in Korean women

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 105; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.001

1879-3479

Kyong Wook Yi, Jung‐Ho Shin, Man Sik Park, Tak Kim, Sun Haeng Kim, Jun‐Young Hur,

Gynecological conditions and treatments

Abstract Objective To investigate the relationship between endometriosis severity and body mass index (BMI). Methods Of 481 women seen for endometriosis at a university hospital in Korea, 153 had stage I, 113 had stage II, 110 had stage III, and 105 had stage IV disease. The patients' BMIs were categorized according to World Health Organization criteria for Asian‐Pacific populations. Results Women with early or mild endometriosis (stages I or II) had a significantly higher BMI than those with advanced disease (stages III or IV) ( P < 0.001). After adjusting for age, parity, and menstrual factors, an association between BMI and disease stage remained significant ( P < 0.001). Conclusion Women with advanced‐stage endometriosis had lower BMIs than those with minimal or mild disease, and BMI was significantly associated with disease severity.