Open AccessUric Acid Is a Risk Indicator for Metabolic Syndrome-related Colorectal Adenoma: Results in a Korean Population Receiving Screening Colonoscopy
Author(s) -
Hyo Jin Kim,
Jee Eun Kim,
Ji Hye Jung,
Eun Ran Kim,
Sung Noh Hong,
Dong Kyung Chang,
Hee Jung Son,
PoongLyul Rhee,
Jae J. Kim,
Young Ho Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2015.66.4.202
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal adenoma , colonoscopy , metabolic syndrome , colorectal cancer , gastroenterology , hyperuricemia , quartile , adenoma , uric acid , national health and nutrition examination survey , risk factor , logistic regression , endocrinology , population , cancer , obesity , confidence interval , environmental health
An association between serum uric acid and cancer risk has been noted over the past few decades. There is ongoing debate about whether hyperuricemia represents an independent risk factor for colorectal neoplasm. We investigated the association between serum uric acid and prevalence of colorectal adenoma considering numerous confounding factors.
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