Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study

ABSTRACT Background Current evidence on relationships between serum lipid biomarkers and the risk of gastrointestinal cancers remains controversial, with no consensus reached. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study within the Kailuan Cohort wherein 88,225 individuals with baseline informati...

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Main Authors: Ying Xiao, Xin Du, Tianjie Wang, Dong Liu, Hongzhao You, Hao Wang, Hanyang Liang, Zhengqing Ba, Yilu Liu, Yu Ren, Jinghan Zeng, Weixian Yang, Shouling Wu, Jiansong Yuan
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author Ying Xiao
Xin Du
Tianjie Wang
Dong Liu
Hongzhao You
Hao Wang
Hanyang Liang
Zhengqing Ba
Yilu Liu
Yu Ren
Jinghan Zeng
Weixian Yang
Shouling Wu
Jiansong Yuan
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Xin Du
Tianjie Wang
Dong Liu
Hongzhao You
Hao Wang
Hanyang Liang
Zhengqing Ba
Yilu Liu
Yu Ren
Jinghan Zeng
Weixian Yang
Shouling Wu
Jiansong Yuan
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description ABSTRACT Background Current evidence on relationships between serum lipid biomarkers and the risk of gastrointestinal cancers remains controversial, with no consensus reached. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study within the Kailuan Cohort wherein 88,225 individuals with baseline information on triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C), and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C) was followed from 2006 to 2021 for the incidence of esophageal cancer (EC), gastric cancer (GC), and colorectal cancer (CRC). Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Increased EC risk was associated with high HDL‐C levels (HRQ4vs.Q1 = 2.50, 95% CI: 1.57–3.98), while a U‐shaped relationship between HDL‐C and EC risk was revealed in the RCS analysis (poverall ≤ 0.0001, pnonlinear = 0.02). No robust association was identified between lipid biomarkers and GC risk. In multivariable analysis, increased CRC risk was positively associated with high TC levels (HRQ4vs.Q1 = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.11–1.83, ptrend = 0.03), dose–responsely negatively associated with LDL‐C levels over quartiles (HRQ2vs.Q1 = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.66–1.02; HRQ3vs.Q1 = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.69–1.07; HRQ4vs.Q1 = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.53–0.86, ptrend = 0.02), and showed a diminished negative association with HDL‐C levels over quartiles (HRQ2vs.Q1 = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.60–0.94; HRQ3vs.Q1 = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.61–0.95; HRQ4vs.Q1 = 0.91, 95% CI 0.74–1.13, ptrend = 0.02). The subsequent RCS analysis revealed a linear negative relationship of LDL‐C (poverall = 0.004, pnonlinear = 0.67) and a U‐shaped relationship of HDL‐C (poverall = 0.05, pnonlinear = 0.02) with CRC risk. Competitive risk analysis and sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of our results. Conclusion We observed a U‐shaped relationship regarding HDL‐C levels with EC and CRC risk, and a linear inverse relationship between LDL‐C levels and CRC risk. Relevant serum lipid levels should be properly managed in high‐risk individuals of certain gastrointestinal cancers.
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spelling doaj-art-159565002a5f4ae1a8338033be2c6ef32025-08-20T03:27:10ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342025-02-01143n/an/a10.1002/cam4.70654Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective StudyYing Xiao0Xin Du1Tianjie Wang2Dong Liu3Hongzhao You4Hao Wang5Hanyang Liang6Zhengqing Ba7Yilu Liu8Yu Ren9Jinghan Zeng10Weixian Yang11Shouling Wu12Jiansong Yuan13Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaDepartment of Cardiology Kailuan General Hospital Tangshan ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaPeking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaDepartment of Cardiology Kailuan General Hospital Tangshan ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing ChinaABSTRACT Background Current evidence on relationships between serum lipid biomarkers and the risk of gastrointestinal cancers remains controversial, with no consensus reached. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study within the Kailuan Cohort wherein 88,225 individuals with baseline information on triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C), and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C) was followed from 2006 to 2021 for the incidence of esophageal cancer (EC), gastric cancer (GC), and colorectal cancer (CRC). Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Increased EC risk was associated with high HDL‐C levels (HRQ4vs.Q1 = 2.50, 95% CI: 1.57–3.98), while a U‐shaped relationship between HDL‐C and EC risk was revealed in the RCS analysis (poverall ≤ 0.0001, pnonlinear = 0.02). No robust association was identified between lipid biomarkers and GC risk. In multivariable analysis, increased CRC risk was positively associated with high TC levels (HRQ4vs.Q1 = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.11–1.83, ptrend = 0.03), dose–responsely negatively associated with LDL‐C levels over quartiles (HRQ2vs.Q1 = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.66–1.02; HRQ3vs.Q1 = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.69–1.07; HRQ4vs.Q1 = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.53–0.86, ptrend = 0.02), and showed a diminished negative association with HDL‐C levels over quartiles (HRQ2vs.Q1 = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.60–0.94; HRQ3vs.Q1 = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.61–0.95; HRQ4vs.Q1 = 0.91, 95% CI 0.74–1.13, ptrend = 0.02). The subsequent RCS analysis revealed a linear negative relationship of LDL‐C (poverall = 0.004, pnonlinear = 0.67) and a U‐shaped relationship of HDL‐C (poverall = 0.05, pnonlinear = 0.02) with CRC risk. Competitive risk analysis and sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of our results. Conclusion We observed a U‐shaped relationship regarding HDL‐C levels with EC and CRC risk, and a linear inverse relationship between LDL‐C levels and CRC risk. Relevant serum lipid levels should be properly managed in high‐risk individuals of certain gastrointestinal cancers.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70654cancer risk factorscolorectal cancerdigestive cancergastric cancer
spellingShingle Ying Xiao
Xin Du
Tianjie Wang
Dong Liu
Hongzhao You
Hao Wang
Hanyang Liang
Zhengqing Ba
Yilu Liu
Yu Ren
Jinghan Zeng
Weixian Yang
Shouling Wu
Jiansong Yuan
Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
Cancer Medicine
cancer risk factors
colorectal cancer
digestive cancer
gastric cancer
title Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
title_full Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
title_fullStr Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
title_full_unstemmed Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
title_short Serum Lipid Biomarkers and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Prospective Study
title_sort serum lipid biomarkers and the risk of gastrointestinal cancers in a chinese population the kailuan prospective study
topic cancer risk factors
colorectal cancer
digestive cancer
gastric cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70654
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