Dietary, addictive and habitual factors, and risk of colorectal cancer.
Nutrition
; 120: 112334, 2024 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38271761
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In Pakistan, the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has sharply increased in recent years. Although several studies have reported global risk factors for CRC, no study has been conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, to investigate the risk factors associated with the increased CRC burden in this population.OBJECTIVES:
Therefore, we conducted a clinical survey using a case-control study design to explore the risk factors associatd with CRC.METHODS:
In the present study, one control was enrolled for each case. Both cases and controls were asked to complete a questionnaire to gather data. We analyzed all data using SPSS.RESULTS:
Our study found that certain dietary factors, such as consuming fast food (OR 3.0; P = 0.0001) and reusing ghee (OR 2.45; P = 0.0001) and oil (OR 4.30; P = 0.0001), increase the risk of CRC. Additionally, use of tobacco products like smoking cigarettes (OR 1.91; P = 0.0001) and using snuff (OR 3.72; P = 0.0001) significantly increases the risk of CRC. Certain habitual factors, including binge eating (OR 2.42; P = 0.0001) and spending excessive time watching TV (OR 1.98; P = 0.0001), also increase the odds of developing CRC. However, our study also identified some protective factors against CRC, such as consuming vegetables (OR .41; P = 0.0001), developing healthy eating habits (OR .61; P = 0.0001), and maintaining regular sleeping patterns (OR .45; P = 0.0001).CONCLUSION:
Given these findings, targeted health education is necessary to prevent the increase in CRC in this area. We also recommend developing and enforcing appropriate control guidelines for cancer risk factors to curb the incidence of CRC.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nutrition
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article