Association between anthropometric variables and breast cancer treatment

Authors

  • Ana Cláudia Dias Sousa Figueiredo Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Lívia Fabiana Saço Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Vinicius Oliveira Damasceno Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Roberta Nogueira Furtado Ferreira faculdade de ciências médicas e da saúde
  • Eliana Lúcia Ferreira Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v13n1.4783

Keywords:

Body composition, Breast neoplasms, Central obesity, Prognosis.

Abstract

Introduction: The treatment of breast cancer can cause variation in body weight associated with worse prognosis and cardiovascular risk. Objective: Determine the association between adjuvant therapy for breast cancer and anthropometric variables and their respective indexes. Method: Cross-sectional study with 65 patients in the treatment or control of breast cancer. Anthropometric evaluation was conducted in the post treatment period, and compared with the measures contained in the pretreatment records. Results: Prevalence of overweight was found in 43,0% patients, obesity in 37,0%. There was no significant variation in the BMI pre and post treatment (p=0,328). Relative of individual variation in weight pre and post treatment, 64,62% gained weight and 26,15% this variation was greater than 10% and 16,92% lost more than 10% of initial weight. Conclusion: The treatment did not affect the anthropometric variables of the group, remained pre-obese and obese during the treatment being associated with the worst prognosis and risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Author Biographies

Ana Cláudia Dias Sousa Figueiredo, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Médica- pós graduanda em mastologia, ginecologia e obstetrícia - professora da Faculdade de Ciências médicas e da Saúde- SUPREMA e mestranda na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - MG - Brasil.

Lívia Fabiana Saço, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Fisioterapeuta - Mestre em Educação Física - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG - Brasil.

Vinicius Oliveira Damasceno, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Professor Doutor da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, PE - Brasil.

Roberta Nogueira Furtado Ferreira, faculdade de ciências médicas e da saúde

Discente da Faculdade de Ciências médicas e da Saúde - SUPREMA, , Juiz de Fora - MG - Brasil.

Eliana Lúcia Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Professora Doutora da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - Física - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG - Brasil.

Published

2014-03-28

How to Cite

1.
Figueiredo ACDS, Saço LF, Damasceno VO, Ferreira RNF, Ferreira EL. Association between anthropometric variables and breast cancer treatment. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];13(1):93-100. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/4783

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Section

Applied Sciences