Exogenous Insulin Therapy Is Associated with the Risk of Advanced Colorectal Adenoma in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Exogenous insulin therapy increases systemic exposure to insulin which may promote the development of colorectal neoplasia. We sought to evaluate the association between exogenous insulin therapy and the incidence of advanced adenoma in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 1, 2007, to January 1, 2018, in a regional health system serving the United States Philadelphia metropolitan area, Central New Jersey, and South Central Pennsylvania. Study patients consisted of a random sample of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 40-80 years who had undergone two rounds of colonoscopy examinations. The exposure was cumulative duration of insulin therapy (i.e., no use, 1-365 days and > 365 days). The outcome was time to incident advanced adenoma.

RESULTS: Of the 975 eligible patients, 184 patients accumulated > 365 days of insulin therapy before the follow-up colonoscopy. The mean (standard deviation) duration between the two rounds of colonoscopy examination was 5.1 (2.9) years among the insulin users and 5.3 (3.9) years among non-users. Compared to no insulin exposure, receiving > 365 days of insulin therapy was associated with an increased incidence of advanced adenoma (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 4.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.82-8.30), right-sided advanced adenoma (aHR 5.48, 95% CI 2.90-10.35), and 3 or more adenomas (aHR 2.61, 95% CI 1.46-4.69) at the follow-up colonoscopy examination.

CONCLUSION: Insulin therapy is associated with an increased risk of advanced adenoma and may serve as a novel risk-stratification factor to enhance the efficiency of existing colorectal cancer screening and surveillance programs.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Digestive diseases and sciences - (2024) vom: 22. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lam, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Wei-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Chennareddy, Sumanth [VerfasserIn]
Boursi, Ben [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yu-Xiao [VerfasserIn]

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Advanced adenoma
Colorectal cancer
Diabetes mellitus
Exogenous insulin therapy
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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s10620-024-08350-8

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NLM37007131X