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Should body mass index replace age to drive the decision for endometrial sampling in premenopausal women with
Christine M Helou1, Zhiguo Zhao2, Tan Ding2
1Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate risk factors for endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia/malignancy in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding or oligomenorrhea. Specifically, we aimed to elucidate whether body mass index (BMI) or age confers a higher risk.
Study Design:
A retrospective cohort study was performed at a large academic center examining risk factors for endometrial hyperplasia/malignancy in premenopausal women undergoing endometrial sampling.
Results:
Of the 4170 women ages 18-51 who underwent endometrial sampling from 1987 to 2019, 77 (1.85%) were found to have endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia or malignancy. Clinical predictors of EIN/malignancy in this population included obesity (OR: 3.84, 95%, p < .001), Body mass index [(OR30 vs. 25:2.11, p < .001) and OR35 vs. 30: 1.65, p < .001], Diabetes (OR: 3.6, p-value <.001), hormonal therapy use (OR: 2.93, p < .001), personal history of colon cancer (OR: 9.90, p = .003), family history of breast cancer (OR: 2.65, p < .001), family history of colon cancer (OR: 3.81, p < .001), and family history of endometrial cancer (OR: 4.92, p = .033). Age was not significantly associated with an increased risk of disease. Adjusting for other factors, a model using BMI to predict the risk of EIN/malignancy was more discriminative than a model based on age.
Conclusions:
Increased BMI, may be more predictive of endometrial hyperplasia/malignancy than age in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. Modification of evaluation guidelines in a contemporary demographic setting could be considered.
