Obesity, Weight Gain, Large Weight Changes, and Adenomatous Polyps of the Left Colon and Rectum

Obesity, weight gain, large weight changes, and adenomatous polyps of the left colon and rectum.

Epidemiologic studies of colorectal neoplasia have usually examined body mass index as a risk factor, but not other aspects of obesity. During 1991-1993, the authors obtained weight histories and comprehensive covariate data from men and women aged 50-75 years who underwent sigmoidoscopy at a health maintenance organization in southern California. Using 483 cases with adenomas and 483 controls,...

Patterns of Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Birth Weight

Anthropometric parameters are an important indicator of health and nutritional status comprising the whole span of mans life. However, they are not of the same degree of simplicity and sensitivity in assessing the public health status. During recent decades many studies have attempted to examine the relationships of these measurements in order to present simple alternatives for similar purposes...

Patterns of Weight Gain and Birth Weight Amongst Indian Women

Background: The timing of maternal weight change in pregnancy may be an important determinant of birth weight. The objective of this study was to measure weight gain patterns from early pregnancy until delivery, and to examine the relationship between prenatal weight gain and low birth weight. Methods: A total of 500 pregnant women within 15-20 days of conception, with confirmed pregnancies and...

Plasma carotenoids and the prevalence of adenomatous polyps of the distal colon and rectum.

In a case-control study, the authors investigated relations between plasma carotenoid concentrations and the prevalence of colorectal adenomatous polyps (precursors to colorectal cancer) in residents of Los Angeles County and Orange County, California, from 1991 through 1993. Plasma concentrations of six carotenoids were compared in 472 asymptomatic cases with a first-time diagnosis of at least...

Polyps of the colon and rectum.