Overweight and android fat depot in women from Goiás newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Abstract

Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight and fat located in the android region assessed by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in women from Goiás, Brazil, newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 48 women with breast cancer assisted in the Mastologia Program in the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás. Socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements were collected, and body composition was evaluated by DXA. Results: The mean age of participants was 53±11 years, 78.00% had incomes up to one minimum wage and 69.00% reported living with a partner. According to waist circumference, 69.00% had values above the maximum recommendation for this parameter. Only 14.58% had body mass index (BMI) in the normal range. When the percentage of total body fat was analyzed by DXA, no woman was classified as regular body fat; in addition, they showed high percentage of the localized android fat (52.34%). Conclusion: Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer showed high prevalence of overweight and increased risk for metabolic and cardiovascular complications considering the high prevalence of abdominal adiposity assessed by waist circumference and android fat.