Association between polycystic ovary syndrome and the risk of malignant gynecologic cancers (ovarian, endometrial, and cervical): A population-based study from the U.S.A. National Inpatient Sample 2016–2019

  • Ahmed Abu-Zaid
  • , Saeed Baradwan
  • , Mohammad Alyafi
  • , Maha Al Baalharith
  • , Saud Owaimer Alsehaimi
  • , Mohannad Alsabban
  • , Saud Abdullah Alsharif
  • , Saad M.S. Alqarni
  • , Hedaya Albelwi
  • , Mohammed Ziad Jamjoom
  • , Saleh A.K. Saleh
  • , Heba M. Adly
  • , Osama Alomar
  • , Hany Salem

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to systematically examine the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. Methods: We utilized the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) system to identify relevant codes from the NIS database (2016–2019). Univariate and multivariable regression analyses (adjusted age, race, hospital region, hospital teaching status, income Zip score, smoking, alcohol use, and hormonal replacement therapy) were conducted to evaluate association between PCOS and gynecologic cancers. Results were summarized as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Overall, 15,024,965 patients were analyzed, of whom 56,183 and 14,968,782 patients were diagnosed with and without PCOS, respectively. Among the patients diagnosed with gynecologic cancers (n = 91,599), there were 286 with PCOS and 91,313 without PCOS. Univariate analysis revealed that PCOS was significantly associated with higher risk of endometrial cancer (OR = 1.39, 95 % CI [1.18–1.63], p < 0.0001), but lower risk of ovarian cancer (OR = 0.55, 95 % CI [0.45–0.67], p < 0.0001) and cervical cancer (OR = 0.68, 95 % CI [0.51–0.91], p = 0.009). In contrast, after Bonferroni correction, multivariable analysis depicted that PCOS remained significantly associated with higher risk of endometrial cancer (OR = 3.90, 95 % CI [4.32–4.59], p < 0.0001). There was no significant correlation between PCOS and risk of ovarian cancer (OR = 1.09, 95 % CI [0.89–1.34], p = 0.409) and cervical cancer (OR = 0.83, 95 % CI [0.62–1.11], p = 0.218). Conclusion: This first-ever NIS analysis showed that patients with PCOS exhibited unique gynecologic cancer risk profiles, with higher risk for endometrial cancer, and no significant risk for ovarian or cervical cancers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-288
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume299
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Cervical cancer
  • Endometrial cancer
  • National Inpatient Sample
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome

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