Lifestyle characteristics and endometrial polyps’ development

A.M. Gogan, R.M. Sima,, M.D. Dinu, G.P. Gorecki, A. Bobîrcă, L. Pleș

Rezumat: Introduction. Endometrial polyps are single or multiple focal hyperplasic formations that originate from the endometrium. The purpose of this study was to identify uterine polyps risk factors related to lifestyle. Materials and method. A prospective cohort type 1 study, based on STROBE statement, was designed. The study group included women diagnosed with endometrial polyps at the “Bucur” Maternity, “Sf. Ioan” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, between January 2015 and December 2016. Patients’ lifestyle-related features were collected by applying a questionnaire. Results. The study included 56 patients, aged between 28 and 82 years old (mean age: 29.57, standard deviation: 9.79). The main characteristics of women diagnosed with endometrial polyps were as follows: urban area citizens (82%), non-smokers (73.2%), premenopausal (71.4%) and obese (65%). These women (91.07%) used to eat meat daily or more than three times per week, 55.36% of them eating chicken meat, 28.57% red meat, and 14.29% eating fish. Furthermore, 83.9% used to eat refined carbohydrate daily and 39.29% for about three times per week. The meat and carbohydrates consumption was associated with endometrial polyps’ development (p<0.001). Conclusions. Patients diagnosed with endometrial polyps have a high meat consumption, increased intake of refined carbohydrates and reduced daily activity. Future extensive randomized studies are required to prove our associations between endometrial polyps’ development and women’s daily behavior.
Cuvinte cheie: endometrial polyps, meat consumption, read meat, obesity.