Lifestyle and lifestyle-related comorbidities independently associated with colorectal adenoma recurrence in elderly Chinese people

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants with and without CRA recurrence

Characteristics	CRA recurrence		P-value
	Absent (n=152)	Present (n=152)
Age, years	65 (62–71)	66 (62–73)	0.30
Males, n (%)	96 (63.2)	98 (64.5)	0.81
Family history, n (%)	15 (9.9)	21 (13.8)	0.29
BMI, kg/m^2	22.6 (20.5–25.1)	24.5 (21.9–26.2)	<0.001
WC, cm	80 (75–87)	83 (77–87)	0.02
Pack-years of smoking	0 (0–0)	0 (0–13)	0.01
Alcohol intake, g/day	0 (0–0)	0 (0–0)	0.72
Vegetables, g/day	300 (275–329)	300 (275–325)	0.01
Fruits, g/day	125 (100–175)	100 (100–125)	<0.001
Red meats, g/day	125 (100–150)	125 (125–150)	<0.001
Hypertension, n (%)	49 (32.2)	71 (46.7)	0.01
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	28 (18.4)	47 (30.9)	0.01
DM, n (%)	16 (10.5)	26 (17.1)	0.10
NAFLD, n (%)	6 (3.9)	21 (13.8)	0.002
Maximum diameter ≤1 cm, n (%)	42 (27.6)	86 (56.6)	<0.001
Number ≥3, n (%)	31 (20.4)	61 (40.1)	<0.001
Tubular adenoma, n (%)	122 (80.3)	92 (60.5)	<0.001

Note: Data are presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations: CRA, colorectal adenoma; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; DM, diabetes mellitus; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Table 2 Multivariate analysis of factors independently associated with CRA recurrence

Factors	OR	95% CI	P-value
Pack-years of smoking	1.03	1.01–1.04	0.01
Vegetables, g/day	0.99	0.98–1.00	0.007
Fruits, g/day	0.98	0.97–0.99	<0.001
Red meats, g/day	1.01	1.00–1.02	0.02
Hypertension/without hypertension	2.44	1.34–4.45	0.004
NAFLD/without NAFLD	3.43	1.12–10.53	0.03
Maximum diameter ≥1 cm/<1 cm	3.89	2.13–7.11	<0.001
Number ≥3/<3	3.46	1.86–6.55	<0.001
Other types of adenoma/tubular adenoma	2.33	1.23–4.41	0.009

Abbreviations: CRA, colorectal adenoma; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.