Impact of Visceral Fat on Survival and Metastasis of Stage III Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Previous studies have investigated the relationship between visceral obesity and the risk of colorectal tumors. Visceral obesity may affect the outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC), including survival and metastasis. We investigated the associations between visceral adipose tissue and oncologic outcomes in stage III CRC.

Methods

Four hundred seventy-two patients with stage III CRC were identified. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue areas were measured volumetrically via computed tomography for each patient at different levels of the lumbar spine. After adjusting for age, sex, and other clinical factors, the effects of visceral adipose tissue area on mortality and recurrence were assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Park JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761926 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature