Dietary and lifestyle indices for hyperinsulinemia and colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased in Iran, and determining the dietary patterns that can contribute to reducing or increasing the risk of CRC will help better control this disease. Therefore, in the current study, we assessed the association between the empirical lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia (ELIH) and the empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) with the CRC odds.

Methods

The present case (n = 71)-control (n = 142) study was carried out in several CRC surgical units of hospitals in Tehran, Iran. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire containing 168 items was used to assess participants' dietary intakes. The EDIH and ELIH scores were calculated by food groups and some variables such as body mass index and physical

SUBMITTER: Sicahni PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature