Open AccessMetabolic syndrome and colorectal neoplasms: An ominous association
Author(s) -
Daniel Trabulo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5320
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , gastroenterology , family history , waist , incidence (geometry) , triglyceride , national cholesterol education program , cancer , obesity , cholesterol , physics , optics
To evaluate the association of metabolic syndrome (MS) and colorectal cancer and adenomas in a Western country, where the incidence of MS is over 27%.