Smoking, diabetes mellitus and obesity may be risk factors for developing sessile serrated adenomas, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Through a database query, researchers retrospectively identified all patients diagnosed with sessile serrated adenomas from Jan. 2007-Sept. 2010. The researchers then collected a range of data points, including age, sex, ethnicity, height, height, smoker status and more. Data analysis showed patients with at least 20 pack-year exposure had increased risk of sessile serrated adenomas than patients who did not smoke. To a lesser degree, diabetes mellitus and obesity may also be associated with sessile serrated adenomas.
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Through a database query, researchers retrospectively identified all patients diagnosed with sessile serrated adenomas from Jan. 2007-Sept. 2010. The researchers then collected a range of data points, including age, sex, ethnicity, height, height, smoker status and more. Data analysis showed patients with at least 20 pack-year exposure had increased risk of sessile serrated adenomas than patients who did not smoke. To a lesser degree, diabetes mellitus and obesity may also be associated with sessile serrated adenomas.
Read the study about risk factors for sessile serrated adenomas.
Read other coverage about adenomas:
- Study: Rate of Invasive CRC Low Among Endoscopically Resected Large Polyps
- Detection of Premalignant Colon Polyps Stable Throughout Workday Under Certain Conditions
- Position Changes During Colonoscope Withdrawal Can Increase Adenoma Detection Rate