Are pulse-wave velocity , the ankle-brachial index , and the visceral fat area highly associated with colorectal adenoma?
The risk of colorectal adenoma was strongly associated with visceral fat area and markers of atherosclerosis. Colorectal adenoma and atherosclerosis may share a common pathogenesis and the same populations are at high-risk.
Associations between young age, gonorrhea, other substance use and amphetamines indicate that prevention measures could occur at STD clinics and be incorporated into school programs when individuals are entering adolescence.