INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY
ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women and ranks second as the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Classic risk factors include tobacco smoking, high alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and excess body weight. A...
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| author | Antoine BOUSTANY Romy RAHHAL Jad MITRI Somtochukwu ONWUZO Hadi Khaled Abou ZEID Imad ASAAD |
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| description | ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women and ranks second as the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Classic risk factors include tobacco smoking, high alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and excess body weight. A prospective study found that an elevated serum uric acid was associated with higher rates of cancer-associated polyps. Interestingly, other studies found an association between elevated levels of serum uric acid and other types of cancer including colorectal cancer. Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate whether patients with chronic tophaceous gout had an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Methods: A validated multicenter and research platform database of more than 360 hospitals from 26 different healthcare systems across the United States was utilized to construct this study. Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Individuals who have had a history of familial adenomatous polyposis, a family history of colon cancer, and those diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease were excluded from the analysis. The risk of developing colon cancer was calculated using a multivariate regression analysis to account for potential confounders. Results: 80,927,194 individuals were screened in the database and 70,177,200 were selected in the final analysis after accounting for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Type 2 diabetics (28.57%), smokers (10.98%), obese individuals (18.71%), alcoholics (3.13%), and patients who have had a diagnosis of chronic tophaceous gout were more common in the colon cancer group compared to those without the malignancy. Using multivariate regression analysis, risk of colon cancer was calculated for male gender (OR: 1.02; 95%CI: 1.01-1.03), smokers (OR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.52-1.56), alcoholics (OR: 1.40; 95%CI: 1.37-1.43), obese patients (OR: 1.52; 95%CI: 1.50-1.54), type 2 diabetic individuals (OR: 3.53; 95%CI: 3.50-3.57), and those who have had a diagnosis of chronic tophaceous gout (OR: 1.40; 95%CI: 2.48-3.23). Conclusion: As expected, patients with colon cancer were found to have a higher prevalence in males, obese, tobacco and alcohol users. We also demonstrated that patients with gout have a significantly higher prevalence of CRC than those who do not before and after adjusting for metabolic risk factors. In fact, uric acid was found to induce production of reactive oxygen species, thus potentially promoting tumorigenesis. It would be interesting to assess the prevalence of colon cancer in patients with gout who have a serum uric acid that is less than 7 mg/dL. This might promote a tighter control of serum uric acid levels in this population in order to decrease the risk of colon cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a51699f32e0a4185ab9456e6fee86a9e2023-09-26T07:45:04ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)Arquivos de Gastroenterologia1678-42192023-09-0160333934410.1590/s0004-2803.230302023-43INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDYAntoine BOUSTANYhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-1443Romy RAHHALhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8861-1911Jad MITRIhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-7331-1592Somtochukwu ONWUZOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-3131Hadi Khaled Abou ZEIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-3043Imad ASAADhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-6625ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women and ranks second as the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Classic risk factors include tobacco smoking, high alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and excess body weight. A prospective study found that an elevated serum uric acid was associated with higher rates of cancer-associated polyps. Interestingly, other studies found an association between elevated levels of serum uric acid and other types of cancer including colorectal cancer. Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate whether patients with chronic tophaceous gout had an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Methods: A validated multicenter and research platform database of more than 360 hospitals from 26 different healthcare systems across the United States was utilized to construct this study. Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Individuals who have had a history of familial adenomatous polyposis, a family history of colon cancer, and those diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease were excluded from the analysis. The risk of developing colon cancer was calculated using a multivariate regression analysis to account for potential confounders. Results: 80,927,194 individuals were screened in the database and 70,177,200 were selected in the final analysis after accounting for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Type 2 diabetics (28.57%), smokers (10.98%), obese individuals (18.71%), alcoholics (3.13%), and patients who have had a diagnosis of chronic tophaceous gout were more common in the colon cancer group compared to those without the malignancy. Using multivariate regression analysis, risk of colon cancer was calculated for male gender (OR: 1.02; 95%CI: 1.01-1.03), smokers (OR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.52-1.56), alcoholics (OR: 1.40; 95%CI: 1.37-1.43), obese patients (OR: 1.52; 95%CI: 1.50-1.54), type 2 diabetic individuals (OR: 3.53; 95%CI: 3.50-3.57), and those who have had a diagnosis of chronic tophaceous gout (OR: 1.40; 95%CI: 2.48-3.23). Conclusion: As expected, patients with colon cancer were found to have a higher prevalence in males, obese, tobacco and alcohol users. We also demonstrated that patients with gout have a significantly higher prevalence of CRC than those who do not before and after adjusting for metabolic risk factors. In fact, uric acid was found to induce production of reactive oxygen species, thus potentially promoting tumorigenesis. It would be interesting to assess the prevalence of colon cancer in patients with gout who have a serum uric acid that is less than 7 mg/dL. This might promote a tighter control of serum uric acid levels in this population in order to decrease the risk of colon cancer.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032023000300339&lng=en&tlng=enColorectal cancertophaceous goutcolon cancergout |
| spellingShingle | Antoine BOUSTANY Romy RAHHAL Jad MITRI Somtochukwu ONWUZO Hadi Khaled Abou ZEID Imad ASAAD INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY Arquivos de Gastroenterologia Colorectal cancer tophaceous gout colon cancer gout |
| title | INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY |
| title_full | INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY |
| title_fullStr | INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY |
| title_short | INCREASED RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TOPHACEOUS GOUT: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY |
| title_sort | increased risk of colorectal cancer in patients with chronic tophaceous gout a population based study |
| topic | Colorectal cancer tophaceous gout colon cancer gout |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032023000300339&lng=en&tlng=en |
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