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Table 2 Association of potential risk factors between normal colonoscopy and adenoma positive

From: Obesity, diabetes and the risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer

 

Normal Colonoscopy

Adenoma Positive

p value

Number

Results

Number

Results

Age (years), Mean (SD)*

515

47.5 (14.4)

115

55.9 (13.3)

1.48E-08

Male, n (%)

251 (48.7)

65 (56.5)

0.1596

BMI (kg/m2), Mean (SD)

27.6 (14.4)

26.4 (5.4)

0.1528

BMI (kg/m2) ≥ 25, n (%)*

257 (49.9)

70 (60.9)

0.0429

Positive Hx of type.1.or.2.Diabetes*

56 (10.9)

22 (19.1)

0.023

Positive Hx of colon disease, n (%)

48 (9.3)

12 (10.4)

0.8474

Positive Hx of colon polyp, n (%)

41 (8)

11 (9.6)

0.7056

Positive Hx of colon cancer family*, n (%)

85 (16.5)

29 (25.2)

0.0394

Positive Hx of Drug*, n (%)

23 (4.5)

11 (9.5)

0.05

Positive Hx of Smoking, n (%)

99 (19.22)

21 (18.26)

0.9153

  1. SD Standard deviation, n Number, BMI Body mass index, Hx History
  2. *p value< 0.05