1 Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
3 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(02), 1000-1004
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.2.2312
Received on 02 October 2023; revised on 12 November 2023; accepted on 14 November 2023
Data of World Health Organization (WHO) 2014 stated that breast cancer ranks first in terms of the highest number of cancer incidence in Indonesia and is one of the leading causes of cancer death. Factors commonly associated with increased rates of breast cancer in general include gender, genetics, age, medical history, family history, unhealthy lifestyles such as obesity and smoking. If modifiable risk factors are corrected, the situation can be improved. This study focuses on the relation between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer case in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital. The objective of this study is to determine the correlation between body mass index and breast cancer case in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital. This study uses case control design with secondary data from medical records. The sampling was calculated using Open-Epi website. The research sample used was 118 subjects, consisting of 59 breast cancer patients and 59 of normal people. As a result, out of a total of 59 respondents with breast cancer, there were 4 people (6.8%) had underweight BMI, 18 people (30.5%) had normal weight BMI, 30 people (50.8%) had overweight BMI, and 7 people (11.9%) had obese BMI. Meanwhile in normal people respondents there were 1 person (1.7%) had underweight BMI, 33 people (55.9.5) had normal weight BMI, 19 people (32.2%) had overweight BMI, and 6 people (10.2%) had obese BMI. This research concluded that there was a correlation between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer case in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital.
Body mass index (BMI); Breast cancer; Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital; Women; Age 40-60
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Annisa Nabila Zavira, Asdi Wihandono and Sulistiawati. Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Case in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(2), 1000-1004. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.2.2312