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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.641

Women's Cancer Screening According to Body Mass Index in a Cohort of Rural Korean Women  

Kim, Bo-Hwan (Department of Endocrine Internal Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine)
Koh, Sang-Baek (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Genomic Cohort, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Hur, Hea-Kung (Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Park, Jong-Ku (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Genomic Cohort, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Park, So-Mi (Department of Nursing, Institute of Genomic Cohort, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.39, no.5, 2009 , pp. 641-650 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to examine the difference in cancer screening with mammography and Papanicolaou smear according to Body Mass Index (BMI). Methods: The participants in this study were 5,912 women ages 40 to 69 yr, selected from the Korean Genomic Regional Cohort in Kangwon province. Mammography and Papanicolaou smear were assessed by questionnaire and body weight (kg) and height (m) measured to calculate BMI. Results: The distribution of BMI was as follows: low weight (1.5%), normal weight (31.1%), over weight (24.6%), mildly obese (36.4%) and severely obese (6.3%). After adjusting for age, education and monthly income, compared with normal weight women, overweight women (odds ratio [OR]=1.283, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.089-1.513) and mildly obese women (OR=1.214, 95% CI=1.048-1.406) were less likely to have had mammography. In contrast to mammography, cancer screening with Papanicolaou smear was not significantly different by BMI. Conclusion: Obese women in rural areas are less likely to screen for breast cancer by using mammography than non obese women. To ensure regular screening for breast cancer, health care providers need to give scrupulous care to obese women and remove barriers originated from obesity. Also, educational and clinical implications are considered to increase the Papanicolaou smear rate.
Keywords
Body mass index; Mammography; Papanicolaou smear;
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