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Excess weight, polygenic risk score and findings of colorectal neoplasms at screening colonoscopy.

Ruojin FuXuechen ChenTobias NiedermaierTeresa L SeumMichael HoffmeisterHermann Brenner
Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2024)
Excess weight and polygenic risk are associated with increased risk of colorectal neoplasms in a multiplicative manner. Maintaining normal weight is estimated to have an equivalent effect as having 38 percentiles lower PRS.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • body weight
  • colorectal cancer screening