Adiposity factors are not related to the presence of colorectal adenomas

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of participants without adenoma versus those with no advanced and advanced adenoma

	Patients without adenoma (N = 138)	No advanced adenoma (N = 22)	Patients with advanced adenoma (N = 46)
Age (years)	63.5 ± 10.1	65.1 ± 12.0	66.2 ± 10.7
Male/female	81/57	12/10	26/20
Smoker (%)	42 (30.4)	7 (31.8)	12 (26.1)
Drinker* (%)	34 (24.6)	5 (22.7)	13 (28.3)
Body weight (kg)	76.7 ± 13.7	73.2 ± 9.1	75.6 ± 14.1
Waist circumference (cm)	99.9 ± 10.9	99.3 ± 8.4	99.2 ± 12.2
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.4 ± 4.7	26.4 ± 3.1	27.1 ± 4.2
Glucose (mg/dL)	100.4 ± 26.7	96.2 ± 12.3	102.6 ± 20.5
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	197.8 ± 41	204.2 ± 46.8	201.5 ± 46
LDL (mg/dL)	116.3 ± 32.9	120.5 ± 38.9	112.7 ± 39.5
HDL (mg/dL)	52.2 ± 14.3	52.7 ± 11.9	53.2 ± 16.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	138.8 ± 52.1	146.4 ± 54.2	122.9 ± 54.1
Insulin (μU/dL)	5.9 ± 3.6	5.8 ± 4.6	7.1 ± 5.4
C-peptide (ng/mL)	2.4 ± 1.1	2.5 ± 1.7	2.8 ± 1.3
HOMA	1.1 ± 0.7	1.0 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 1.3
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	10.2 ± 7.8	10.9 ± 5.6	11.2 ± 6.3

Note: *Drinker was defined as drinking more than one drink per day.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA, homeostatic metabolic assessment; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

Table 2 Characteristics of participants with proximal versus distal adenoma

	With proximal adenoma (N = 21)	With distal adenoma (N = 47)
Age (years)	65.1 ± 11.4	66.6 ± 10.8
Male/Female	9/13	22/24
Body weight (kg)	74.1 ± 10.1	74.4 ± 13.8
Waist circumference (cm)	98.7 ± 11.5	99.1 ± 11.6
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.4 ± 3.3	27.1 ± 4.1
Glucose (mg/dL)	98.6 ± 18.6	102.1 ± 18.2
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	207.4 ± 62.6	204.4 ± 45.1
LDL (mg/dL)	128.4 ± 46.2	111.3 ± 40.6
HDL (mg/dL)	50.2 ± 17.2	53.3 ± 14.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	148.2 ± 65	124.7 ± 54.7
Insulin (μU/mL)	6.3 ± 3.6	6.9 ± 6.3
C-peptide (ng/mL)	2.9 ± 1.7	2.7 ± 1.3
HOMA	0.9 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 1.2
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	11.7 ± 8.3	10.8 ± 5.0

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA, homeostatic metabolic assessment; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.