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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2018

Colonic diverticulosis is not a risk factor for colonic adenoma.

Wandong Hong, Lemei Dong, Maddalena Zippi, Simon Stock, Wujun Geng, Chunfang Xu, Mengtao Zhou

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Wandong Hong *Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lemei Dong *Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Maddalena Zippi *Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Simon StockDepartment of Surgery, World Mate Emergency Hospital, Battambang, Cambodia.
Wujun Geng *Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chunfang XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Mengtao ZhouDepartment of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsColonic diverticulosis may represent a risk factor for colonic adenomas by virtue of the fact that evolving data suggest that these 2 conditions may share common risk factors such as Western dietary pattern and physical inactivity. This study aims to investigate the association between colonic diverticulosis and colonic adenomas in mainland China.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study on patients who underwent colonoscopic examination between October 2013 and December 2014 in a university hospital in mainland China. Age, gender, colonic adenomas, advanced adenomas, and distribution of diverticulosis were recorded during the procedures. Multivariate logistic regression and stratified analysis were used to evaluate the associations between the prevalence of diverticulosis and age, sex, and presence of colonic adenomas and advanced adenomas.

resultsA total of 17,456 subjects were enrolled. The prevalence of colonic diverticulosis and adenoma was 2.4% and 13.2%, respectively. With regard to distribution of diverticula, most (365/424, 86.1%) were right-sided. Multiple logistic regression analysis suggested that age and male gender were independent risk factors for adenoma and advanced adenoma. There was no relationship between diverticulosis or location of diverticulosis and presence of adenoma and advanced adenoma adjusting by age and gender. In a stratified analysis according to age and gender, similar results were also noted.

conclusionThere was no statistical relationship between diverticulosis and the risk of adenoma and advanced adenoma. Our results may not be generalized to the Western population due to the fact that left-sided diverticular cases were very small in our study.

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