Ž . International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 66 1999 263272 Article Epidemiologic aspects of endometrial cancer in Thrace, Greece P.G. Anastasiadis  , P.G. Skaphida, N.G. Koutlaki, G.Ch. Galazios, P.N. Tsikouras, V.A. Liberis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus Uni  ersity of Thrace, General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece Received 22 March 1999; accepted 18 June 1999 Abstract To describe the epidemiologic characteristics of endometrial cancer in relation with certain risk factors affecting Ž . the two major ethnic groups Christian Orthodox and Muslims in the area of Thrace, Greece. We performed a cross-sectional study of 166 consecutive patients, aged between 29 and 87 years, with documented endometrial cancer who were referred to our clinic for treatment from January 1986 to June 1998. Epidemiologic characteristics of the patients were abstracted from medical charts. To evaluate our results we used the direct standardization method Ž . 2 Ž 1995 Eur. Population and  test. The endometrial cancer incidence for the two study populations Christian . Orthodox and Muslims was 16.96 and 3.16100 000, respectively. We observed statistically significant differences in Ž . most epidemiologic characteristics between the two major ethnic groups in Thrace Christian Orthodox and Muslims regarding endometrial cancer. Our results confirm the increasing trend of endometrial cancer incidence as established in previous investigations.  1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Endometrial cancer incidence; Christian Orthodox; Muslims  Corresponding author. Tel.: 300-0551-25294; fax: 300-0551-25294. 0020-729299$20.00  1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Ž . PII: S 0 0 2 0 - 7 2 9 2 99 00099-5