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Table 2 Yield of endometrial aspiration: impact of obesity

From: The yield of endometrial aspiration in women with various risk factors and bleeding abnormalities

Pathology result

Total population

BMI ≤ 30*

BMI >30*

Number

%

%

%

Inadequate/limited

206

12.6

14.1

11.5

Endometritis

172

10.5

12.3

9.5

Proliferative/disordered proliferation

444

27.2

26.9

27.6

Secretory/decidualized/menstrual

351

21.5

24.4

20.6

Atrophy

97

5.9

6.7

4.8

Polyp

158

9.7

8.1

10.6

Simple hyperplasia

89

5.4

2.2

7.3

Complex hyperplasia

16

1.0

0.6

1.3

Hyperplasia with atypia

27

1.6

0.7

2.7

Endometrial carcinoma

74

4.5

4.1

4.9

Total

1635

99.9

100.1

100.4

  1. * BMI body mass index in Kg/m2