Abstract:
Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with increased risk of colorectal tumors, but its influence on the occurrence of advanced neoplasia (AN) after colorectal polypectomy in middle-aged and elderly males is not clear.
Objective To investigate the effect of MS on the detection of AN after colorectal polypectomy in middle-aged and elderly males.
Methods A retrospective cohort study was used to collect clinical data about 376 middle-aged and elderly males who underwent colonoscopy in the Second Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2007 to April 2013. According to the diagnostic criteria of MS, the patients were divided into MS (+) group (n=91) and MS (-) group (n=285). The cumulative hazard curve of AN in the two groups was drawn by Kaplan-Meier method and tested by log-rank method. Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting AN detection.
Results During the follow-up period, the incidence density of AN in the MS (+) group was 3.06/100 person-years, which was higher than 1.65/100 person-years in the MS(-) group. The cumulative hazard curve of AN showed that the cumulative hazard of AN in the MS (+) group was higher than that in the MS (-) group, and the difference was statistically significant by log-rank test (P<0.05). According to the number of abnormal MS components (0, 1, 2 and 3-4), the patients were further stratified and analyzed. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that age ≥ 76 years old, detection of advanced adenoma (AA) at baseline, the number of abnormal MS components and hypertension were the factors affecting the detection of AN. After adjusting for the influence of detection of AA at baseline and ≥ 76 years old, the risk of AN detection in patients with 1, 2, and 3-4 abnormal MS components was significantly higher than that in patients without any abnormal MS components (HR=4.50, 95%CI: 1.01-20.02, P=0.048; HR=4.44, 95%CI: 1.02-19.29, P=0.047; HR=5.65, 95%CI: 1.30-24.68, P=0.021). At the same time, the risk of AN detection in patients with hypertension was significantly higher than that in patients without hypertension (HR=3.18, 95%CI: 1.71-5.91, P<0.001).
Conclusion In middle-aged and elderly males, the risk of AN detection after colorectal polypectomy increases significantly in patients with MS at baseline. Compared with patients without any abnormal MS components, MS (+) patients with 3-4 abnormal components have the highest detection risk of AN. In addition, hypertension and detection of AA at baseline are risk factors for AN detection during follow-up.