4.1 | Principal findings
This population-based cohort study demonstrated that young women with UL appear to be at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus than those without UL. Incidence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with UL was higher than that in women without UL. However, women with UL who underwent myomectomy did not have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus as compared to those without UL. The risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus was higher in women with UL who did not undergo myomectomy as compared to that in those without UL.