Women with obesity in cervical cancer screening. The double penalty: Underscreening and income inequalities.
Cervical cancer screening
Obesity
Social inequalities
Journal
Obesity research & clinical practice
ISSN: 1871-403X
Titre abrégé: Obes Res Clin Pract
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101303911
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
30
11
2020
accepted:
03
03
2021
pubmed:
28
3
2021
medline:
28
9
2021
entrez:
27
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The regular performance of Pap tests reduces the mortality of cervical cancer. Obesity is associated with low Pap test rates. We analyze the combined role of obesity and low income. We calculated a Slope Index of Inequality. Among the 28,905 women included, 23.1% were underscreened. The rate of underscreening increased with BMI. The income gradient increased significantly from 0.17 among normal-weight women to 0.19 in overweight and 0.23 in obese women (p = 0.047). Women who are obese are subject to a double penalty in cervical cancer screening: they are underscreened and subject to a more unfavorable economic gradient than normalweight women.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33771444
pii: S1871-403X(21)00045-4
doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.03.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
212-215Informations de copyright
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