Background: Though breast lumps are very common, most of the them are benign and prevalence of cancer increases with age. Breast cancer is one of the commonest cancers amongst women in India. Though various studies have implicated overweight and obesity with increased risk of breast cancer the results are still controversial. Even lesser studies have highlighted role of body mass index in benign breast lesions.
Aim of study: The present study emphasizes on evaluating the correlation of cytomorphological diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions with body mass index.
Materials and Methods: Prospective study design was used on total of 80 casesand all necessary statistical analysis was done including the percentages, means, standard deviations, ranges and p values. Results and Conclusions: Overall results indicated a strong positive association of higher BMI with malignant breast lesions (Mean 29.92, SD 2.1, p value<0.01) as well as lower BMI with benign breast lesions (Mean 24.25, SD 2.98, pvalue<0.01). Significant correlation has been seen in our study between BMI and breast lesions. Increase in BMI increases risk of breast malignancies, hence the take away message is to adopt healthy lifestyle including nutritious diet and exercise like yoga is the paving stone towards disease free productive life.
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