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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2024

Relationship Between Aspirin Use and Site-Specific Colorectal Cancer Risk Among Individuals With Metabolic Comorbidity.

Seokyung An, Madhawa Gunathilake, Jeonghee Lee, Minji Kim, Jae Hwan Oh, Hee Jin Chang, Dae Kyung Sohn, Aesun Shin, Jeongseon Kim

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  1. Methodological Limitations in Aspirin-FIT Screening Research.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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Seokyung AnDepartment of Cancer Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1971-1094
Madhawa GunathilakeDepartment of Cancer Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-1066
Jeonghee LeeDepartment of Cancer Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9072-6507
Minji KimDepartment of Cancer Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-3078
Jae Hwan OhCenter for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5883-5815
Hee Jin ChangCenter for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-2247
Dae Kyung SohnCenter for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3296-6646
Aesun ShinDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6426-1969
Jeongseon KimDepartment of Cancer Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. jskim@ncc.re.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-2686

Funding

National Cancer Center 2310470National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1A2C2008439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between aspirin usage and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among individuals with both hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) remains unclear. This study aims to explore the impact of aspirin use on the site-specific CRC risk in patients with metabolic comorbidity.

methodsA case-control study was conducted among 1,331 CRC patients and 2,771 controls recruited from the Nation Cancer Center in Korea. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between aspirin use, metabolic disease status, and site-specific CRC risk.

resultsAmong the 4,102 participants, 1,191 individuals had neither HTN nor DM, 2,044 were diagnosed with HTN, 203 with DM, and 664 presented with HTN and DM comorbidity. An increasing number of HTN and DM was associated with an increased risk of overall CRC (HTN or DM: OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.39-2.07; HTN and DM: OR, 8.43; 95% CI, 6.37-11.16), while aspirin use was associated with a decreased risk of overall CRC (OR, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.21-0.46). These results remained consistent across anatomical sites. Among individuals with HTN and DM comorbidity, aspirin use notably associated with lower risk of overall CRC (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.21-0.72), proximal colon (OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.13-0.71) and rectal cancer (OR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.08-0.97), but not distal colon cancer (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.27-1.24).

conclusionThis study showed that aspirin use is negatively associated with overall and site-specific CRC, even among individuals with HTN and DM comorbidity.

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AspirinColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityHypertensionAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRepublic of KoreaRisk FactorsAspirinAspirinColorectal CancerComorbidityDiabetes MellitusHypertension

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