Population-based estimates of the prevalence of uterine sarcoma among patients with leiomyomata undergoing surgical treatment.

Results | The lowest annual treatment rates were observed in the most disadvantaged quintiles (quintiles 1/2: 7.9/8.1 episodes per 1000 severely obese adults), whereas the highest treatment rateswereobserved in the leastdisadvantagedquintiles (quintiles 4/5: 13.6/12.6 episodes per 1000 severely obese adults) (Figure).During2011-2012, severelyobesepeople in the 2most disadvantaged quintileswere approximately 40% less likely to receivebariatric surgery relative to counterparts in the 2 least disadvantaged quintiles.