Is deep infiltrating endometriosis associated with markedly lower body mass index : a 476 case-control study?
Endometriotic patients have lower BMI than age- and smoking-status-matched controls, independent of confounding variables. Patients with the lowest BMI (<18.5) are at a high risk of DIE.
Risk factors for colonic adenoma(s) in our cohort of symptomatic multiethnic patients attending for colonoscopy do not seem to differ from those reported elsewhere and, in particular, race does not appear to be a factor.