Title

Factors Associated with the Risk of Adenoma Recurrence in Distal and Proximal Colon

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Meyers Primary Care Institute

Publication Date

2013-03-15

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Colorectal Neoplasms; Adenoma; Epidemiologic Factors; Risk Factors

Disciplines

Clinical Epidemiology | Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology | Health Services Research | Oncology

Abstract

Background/Aims: Colonoscopy may be less effective in preventing cancer in the proximal colon. We evaluated whether risk factors for adenoma recurrence exhibit differential effect on adenoma recurrence by colon subsite.

Methods: We examined the association of age, sex, body mass index, smoking status and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on proximal and distal adenoma recurrence among 1,864 participants in the Polyp Prevention Trial. We used multinomial logistic regression models to calculate the relative risk ratios (RRR) and 95% CI.

Results: 733 (39.3%) participants had adenoma recurrence (228 distal only, 369 proximal only and 136 synchronous proximal and distal adenoma). When compared to participants without adenoma recurrence, no factor was associated with an increased risk of distal only adenoma recurrence. Age 65-69 years (RRR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.00-2.16), age >/=70 years (RRR = 2.24, 95% CI 1.57-3.20), and male sex (RRR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.32-2.27) were positively associated with proximal only adenoma recurrence. NSAIDs use was associated with a reduced risk of adenoma recurrence by similar magnitude in distal (RRR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.58-1.07) and proximal colon (RRR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.60-1.00).

Conclusions: We did not find any modifiable risk factor that differentially increases proximal as compared to distal adenoma recurrence to be clinically useful for targeted intervention.

DOI of Published Version

10.1159/000346281

Source

Digestion. 2013 Mar 15;87(3):141-146. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Digestion

Related Resources

Link to Article in PubMed

PubMed ID

23548665

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS