Combined associations of a healthy lifestyle and body mass index with colorectal cancer recurrence and survival: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is associated with modifiable lifestyle factors including smoking, physical inactivity, Western diet, and excess body weight. The impact of lifestyle factors on survival is less known. A cohort study was conducted to investigate the combined effects of a healthy lifestyle and body mass index on prognosis following CRC diagnosis.

Methods

Treatment and follow-up data were collected from the patient files of 1098 participants from the Colorectal cancer low-risk study cohort including stage I-III CRC patients. A healthy lifestyle and BMI (HL) score was computed using self-reported data on smoking status, physical activity, adherence to a Mediterranean diet pattern, and BMI, and divided into four categories ranging from least to most healthy.

SUBMITTER: Barot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787671 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature