Association between leisure sedentary behaviour and uterine fibroids in non-menopausal women: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sedentary behaviour is associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes, including obesity, oestrogen metabolism and chronic inflammation, all of which are related to the pathogenesis of uterine fibroids (UFs). This study aimed to explore the relationship between leisure sedentary time (LST) and UFs.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from patients from the Yunnan region in the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort Study.

Participants

A total of 6623 non-menopausal women aged 30-55 years old were recruited. Menstrual status was self-reported. Participants who lacked a unique national identity card, suffered from serious mental illness, did not have a clear diagnosis of UFs, or provided incomplete information were e

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature