Visceral Obesity Is a More Important Factor for Colorectal Adenomas than Skeletal Muscle or Body Fat.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although the incidence of colorectal adenomas increases with obesity, the role of various body compositions is still unknown. We aimed to determine which body composition best reflects the risk of colorectal adenomas.

Methods

Patients aged 50-75 years who underwent colonoscopy and a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for a health check-up from 2017 to 2019 were retrospectively enrolled. The skeletal muscle index (SMI), fat mass index (FMI), and visceral fat index (VFI) were obtained using BIA. The muscle-to-fat ratio (MFR) and the skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio (SVR) were calculated.

Results

Among 15,102 patients, 6605 (43.7%) had adenomas. SMI, FMI, MFR, VFI, and SVR were all associated with the risk of adenomas and high-risk adenomas i

SUBMITTER: Seo JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9653975 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature