Obesity, diet, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in endometrial cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT: Obesity, low-quality diet, and inactivity are all prevalent among survivors of endometrial cancer. The present review was conducted to assess whether these characteristics are associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Electronic databases, conference abstracts, and reference lists were searched, and researchers were contacted for preliminary results of ongoing studies. The quality of the methodology and reporting was evaluated using appropriate checklists. Standardized mean differences were calculated, and data were synthesized narratively. Eight of the 4385 reports retrieved from the literature were included in the analysis. Four of the 8 studies were cross-sectional, 1 was retrospective, 1 was prospective, and 2 were randomized controlled trials. Obesity was negatively asso

SUBMITTER: Koutoukidis DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4477700 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature