Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for colorectal adenoma and cancer: a study in a White population using the harmonized criteria

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been associated with colorectal adenomas and cancer. However, MetS definitions have changed over time, leading to a heterogeneity of patients included in previous studies and a substantial inextensibility of observations across time or eastern and western po...

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Main Authors: Angelo Milano, Maria Antonia Bianco, Luigi Buri, Livio Cipolletta, Enzo Grossi, Gianluca Rotondano, Francesco Tessari, Konstantinos Efthymakis, Matteo Neri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284819867839