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Overall Adiposity, Adipose Tissue Distribution, and Endometriosis: A Systematic Review
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis has been associated with a lean body habitus. However, we do not understand whether endometriosis is also associated with other characteristics of adiposity, including adipose tissue distribution and amount of visceral adipose tissue (VAT; adipose tissue lining inner organs). Having these understandings may provide insights on how endometriosis develops-some of the physiological actions of adipose tissue differ depending on tissue amount and location and are related to proposed mechanisms of endometriosis development. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding overall adiposity, adipose tissue distribution and/or VAT, and endometriosis. METHODS: We reviewed and synthesized studies indexed in PubMed and/or Web of Science. We included studies that had one or more measures of overall adiposity, adipose tissue distribution, and/or VAT and women with and without endometriosis for comparison. We summarized the findings and commented on the methods used and potential sources of bias. RESULTS: Of 366 identified publications, 19 (5.2%) were eligible. Two additional publications were identified from reference lists. Current research included measures of overall adiposity (e.g., body figure drawings) or adipose tissue distribution (e.g., waist-to-hip ratio), but not VAT. The weight of evidence indicated that endometriosis was associated with low overall adiposity and with a preponderance of adipose tissue distributed below the waist (peripheral). DISCUSSION: Endometriosis may be associated with being lean or having peripherally distributed adipose tissue. Well-designed studies with various sampling frameworks and precise measures of adiposity and endometriosis are needed to confirm associations between adiposity measures and endometriosis and delineate potential etiological mechanisms underlying endometriosis.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Backonja, U., Buck Louis, G. M., & Lauver, D. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Venue
- Nursing Research
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 151-166
- ISSN
- 0029-6562 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4780367
- OpenAlex
- W2319146733
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 3.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Nursing Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- University of Washington Tacoma Digital Commons (University of Washington Tacoma) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. National Library of Medicine (T15LM007442)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
- Keywords
- endometriosis, adiposity, visceral adipose tissue, body fat distribution, waist-to-hip ratio, body build, endometriosis etiology
- MeSH terms
- Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Adiposity
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