Overweight and Obesity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women of Northeastern Iran: Protecting Against or Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?

Neda  Shalaei; Mohsen  Nematy; Fatemeh  Homaei Shandiz; Mohammad Reza   Ghavam Nasiri; Mommamad  Khaje Daluee; Marzyeh  Razban; Elham  Esmaelee Shandiz; Seyed Amir Reza  Mohajeri

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Overweight and Obesity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women of Northeastern Iran: Protecting Against or Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?

Author(s):

Neda Shalaei ¹,

Mohsen Nematy²,

Fatemeh Homaei Shandiz³,

Mohammad Reza Ghavam Nasiri³,

Mommamad Khaje Daluee⁴,

Marzyeh Razban⁵,

Elham Esmaelee Shandiz⁵,

Seyed Amir Reza Mohajeri^1,*

1Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

2Department of Nutrition, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Cancer and Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery research centers, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

3Cancer research center and Department of Radiation-Oncology, School of Medicine, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Iran

4Social Medical Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

5Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Journal of Health Reports and Technology:Vol. 1, issue 2; e69870

Published online:Apr 25, 2016

Article type:Research Article

Received:Aug 09, 2014

Accepted:Dec 13, 2015

How to Cite:Neda Shalaei Mohsen NematyFatemeh Homaei ShandizMohammad Reza Ghavam NasiriMommamad Khaje DalueeMarzyeh RazbanElham Esmaelee ShandizSeyed Amir Reza Mohajeriet al.Overweight and Obesity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women of Northeastern Iran: Protecting Against or Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?.J Health Rep Technol.1(2):e69870.

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women worldwide and affects Iranian women at least one decade earlier than their counterparts in the developed countries. The aim of this study was to determine whether northeastern Iranian breast cancer patients, who were either pre- or postmenopausal, had differences pertaining to their body mass index (BMI) and obesity incidence in comparison with controls. A case-controlled, cross-sectional study was performed to assess the BMI of 214 patients, who were either pre- or postmenopausal and had been diagnosed with breast cancer via excisional biopsy. Patients were compared to 463 healthy women. Regardless of their menstrual status, patients and controls exhibited a significant difference in the mean BMI (P-value = 0.04). When the menstrual status and BMI were analyzed, the obesity rate was higher among both premenopausal (P-value = 0.03) and postmenopausal women. Our results showed that there was an increased risk of breast cancer among obese, premenopausal women in northeastern Iran.

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