Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study

Objective The Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) is a marker of visceral fat accumulation and dysfunction. We aimed to investigate the association between VAI and incident colorectal cancer (CRC).Design In this historical cohort study of 27 921 (16 434 men and 11 487 women) participants, we divided the...

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Main Authors: Michiaki Fukui, Masahide Hamaguchi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Akihiro Obora, Takao Kojima, Takuro Okamura
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000400.full
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author Michiaki Fukui
Masahide Hamaguchi
Yoshitaka Hashimoto
Akihiro Obora
Takao Kojima
Takuro Okamura
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Masahide Hamaguchi
Yoshitaka Hashimoto
Akihiro Obora
Takao Kojima
Takuro Okamura
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description Objective The Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) is a marker of visceral fat accumulation and dysfunction. We aimed to investigate the association between VAI and incident colorectal cancer (CRC).Design In this historical cohort study of 27 921 (16 434 men and 11 487 women) participants, we divided the participants into tertiles according to VAI. We calculated VAI: men, VAI = (waist circumference (WC)/(39.68+1.88 × body mass index (BMI))) × (triglycerides (TG)/1.03) × (1.31/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)); women, VAI = (WC/(36.58+1.89 × BMI)) × (TG/0.81) × (1.52/HDL). We performed Cox proportional hazard models, adjusting for sex, age, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, haemoglobin A1c and systolic blood pressure.Results During the median 4.4-year follow-up, 116 participants developed CRC. Compared with the lowest tertile, the HRs of incident CRC in the middle and the highest tertiles were 1.30 (95% CI 0.76 to 2.28, p=0.338) and 2.41 (1.50 to 4.02, p<0.001) in univariate analysis. Moreover, the HRs of incident CRC in the middle and the highest tertiles were 1.27 (0.73 to 2.23, p=0.396) and 1.98 (1.15 to 3.39, p=0.013) after adjusting for covariates.Conclusions VAI can be a predictor of incident CRC. For early detection, we should encourage people with high VAI to undergo screening for CRC.
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spelling doaj-art-b8c64ae89e44491d8f854ce44977f3722024-12-14T15:25:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Gastroenterology2054-47742020-12-017110.1136/bmjgast-2020-000400Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal studyMichiaki Fukui0Masahide Hamaguchi1Yoshitaka Hashimoto2Akihiro Obora3Takao Kojima4Takuro Okamura5Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanEndocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Asahi University Hospital, Gifu, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Asahi University Hospital, Gifu, JapanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, JapanObjective The Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) is a marker of visceral fat accumulation and dysfunction. We aimed to investigate the association between VAI and incident colorectal cancer (CRC).Design In this historical cohort study of 27 921 (16 434 men and 11 487 women) participants, we divided the participants into tertiles according to VAI. We calculated VAI: men, VAI = (waist circumference (WC)/(39.68+1.88 × body mass index (BMI))) × (triglycerides (TG)/1.03) × (1.31/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)); women, VAI = (WC/(36.58+1.89 × BMI)) × (TG/0.81) × (1.52/HDL). We performed Cox proportional hazard models, adjusting for sex, age, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, haemoglobin A1c and systolic blood pressure.Results During the median 4.4-year follow-up, 116 participants developed CRC. Compared with the lowest tertile, the HRs of incident CRC in the middle and the highest tertiles were 1.30 (95% CI 0.76 to 2.28, p=0.338) and 2.41 (1.50 to 4.02, p<0.001) in univariate analysis. Moreover, the HRs of incident CRC in the middle and the highest tertiles were 1.27 (0.73 to 2.23, p=0.396) and 1.98 (1.15 to 3.39, p=0.013) after adjusting for covariates.Conclusions VAI can be a predictor of incident CRC. For early detection, we should encourage people with high VAI to undergo screening for CRC.https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000400.full
spellingShingle Michiaki Fukui
Masahide Hamaguchi
Yoshitaka Hashimoto
Akihiro Obora
Takao Kojima
Takuro Okamura
Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
BMJ Open Gastroenterology
title Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
title_full Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
title_fullStr Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
title_full_unstemmed Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
title_short Visceral Adiposity Index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study
title_sort visceral adiposity index is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer a population based longitudinal study
url https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000400.full
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