Obesity and Breast Cancer in Northeastern Women
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https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2023.13841Keywords:
Câncer de mama, Obesidade, Indicadores de Doenças Crônicas.Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between the evolution of obesity rates and the incidence of breast cancer in women residing in the capitals of the Northeast region of Brazil between 2008 and 2018. Methods: An ecological observational study of the time series type, which used the prevalence data of obesity obtained from the Surveillance of Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (VIGITEL) and breast cancer estimation data obtained from the National Cancer Institute (INCA). The sample consisted of women over 18 years old residing in the capitals of the northeast region of Brazil. The Body Mass Index (BMI) data for obesity was used as an exposure variable; and as an outcome variable, annual estimates of breast cancer in a decade. Data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation test. Results: Obesity shows an increase in frequencies in all capitals of the Northeast Region in a decade, with greater prominence in the capital of Teresina (86.6%), in addition to an increase in gross breast cancer incidence rates. pointing to a greater increase in the capital of Fortaleza (102.18%). Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity increases concomitantly with the increase in crude breast cancer incidence rates.
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