title: Editorial: Body mass index and colorectal adenomas.
abstract: The recent American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening highlight obese individuals as a high-risk group for colorectal cancer (CRC). In this issue, Okabayashi and colleagues present data from a well-designed and executed meta-analysis demonstrating an increased adenoma risk for a modest increase in body mass index (BMI). Specifically, overweight (BMI≥25) subjects have an increased risk for colorectal adenomas (odds ratio=1.24 (95% confidence interval=1.16-1.33)) as compared with non-overweight subjects. The paper's many strengths include the careful selection of the best studies. These data highlight the importance of screening in obese patients.
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000209:etiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*