Smoking, Diabetes and Obesity Pinned as Risk Factors for Sessile Serrated Adenomas

Smoking, diabetes mellitus and obesity may be risk factors for developing sessile serrated adenomas, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

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Through a database query, researchers retrospectively identified all patients diagnosed with sessile serrated adenomas from Jan. 2007-Sept. 2010. The researchers then collected a range of data points, including age, sex, ethnicity, height, height, smoker status and more. Data analysis showed patients with at least 20 pack-year exposure had increased risk of sessile serrated adenomas than patients who did not smoke. To a lesser degree, diabetes mellitus and obesity may also be associated with sessile serrated adenomas.

Read the study about risk factors for sessile serrated adenomas.

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