Location-dependent ethnic differences in the risk of colorectal adenoma: a retrospective multiethnic study.

Background And Aims: Epidemiological data have demonstrated that Hispanics have a lower incidence rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with other major race/ethnicity groups in the United States. However, data regarding the relative prevalence of colorectal adenomas (CRAs) in Hispanic versus non-Hispanic populations are currently sparse and inconclusive.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of colonoscopy patients (n=1656) at a single tertiary-care community hospital from 2007 to 2011, to evaluate the association of self-reported race/ethnicity status with CRA prevalence and characteristics.

Obesity, metabolic factors, and colorectal adenomas: a retrospective study in a racially diverse New York State Hospital.

Objective: We studied a racially diverse population and the relationship with colorectal adenomas (CA) further looking for risks related to BMI and metabolic factors.

Designs: Seven hundred seventy-nine patients who underwent screening colonoscopies between 2007 and 2009 meeting exclusion criteria were included. To evaluate the association between race, BMI, and other metabolic factors with having one or more CA detected at colonoscopy, adjusted odds ratios and 95 % CI were estimated using unconditional logistic regression models.