Morbidly obese women with and without endometrial cancer: are there differences in measured physical fitness, body composition, or hormones?

Objective: Exercise is potentially protective against cancer for obese women. The objectives were to examine differences in activity, body composition, and hormones in overweight/obese women with and without endometrial cancer.

Methods: Women ≥ 50 years old with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m(2) scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy were enrolled.