Body Mass Index Increases Risk of Colorectal Adenomas in Men With Lynch Syndrome: The GEOLynch Cohort Study | Zendy

Akke Botma | Zendy; Fokko M. Nagengast | Zendy; Marieke G. M. Braem | Zendy; Jan C.M. Hendriks | Zendy; Jan H. Kleibeuker | Zendy; Hans F. A. Vasen | Zendy; Ellen Kampman | Zendy

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Body Mass Index Increases Risk of Colorectal Adenomas in Men With Lynch Syndrome: The GEOLynch Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Akke Botma,

Fokko M. Nagengast,

Marieke G. M. Braem,

Jan C.M. Hendriks,

Jan H. Kleibeuker,

Hans F. A. Vasen,

Ellen Kampman

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2010.28.0453

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , hazard ratio , overweight , cohort , colorectal cancer , prospective cohort study , cohort study , risk factor , proportional hazards model , colorectal adenoma , gastroenterology , cancer , confidence interval

High body mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor for sporadic colorectal cancer. Still, the influence of BMI on hereditary colorectal cancer (eg, Lynch syndrome [LS]), is unknown. The objective of this study was to assess whether BMI is associated with colorectal adenoma occurrence in persons with LS.

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