Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting.

Silas Onyemaechi OkoroLeonard Ogbonna AjahPeter Onubiwe NkwoUzochukwu U AniebueBenjamin Chukwuma OzumbaChibuike Ogwuegbu Chigbu

Published in: BMC women's health (2020)

There was an association between obesity and CEA. This underscores the need for a positive behavioural change among women in order to stem the tide of this public health problem.

Keyphrases

public health
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
pulmonary tuberculosis
fine needle aspiration
adipose tissue
high grade
ultrasound guided
mycobacterium tuberculosis
breast cancer risk