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Removal of uterus and both ovaries linked to higher diabetes risk
Women whose uterus and both ovaries were removed had higher relative type 2 diabetes risk than women with neither procedure (hazard ratio 1.23).Women whose uterus and both ovaries were removed had higher relative type 2 diabetes risk than women with neither procedure (hazard ratio 1.23).
Cohort · 82,472 peopleType 2 diabetes
Who was studied82,472 women initially free of diabetes, median 16 years
What changedWomen with uterus and both ovaries removed had higher relative diabetes risk than women with neither procedure (hazard ratio 1.23)
The catchThe findings come from women in the E3N-Generations cohort alone