Insulin comes to take the blame!

According to the 2018 Global Cancer Incidence Report, colorectal cancer was the second and third most common cancers (10.

Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association of blood insulin concentrations with colon adenomas and non-adenomatous polyps in a subset of patients undergoing colonoscopy as a health checkup at a university hospital

From January 2, 2018, to December 31, 2019, this study included 3277 adults who visited the University Hospital Health Examination Center and underwent colonoscopy

The results showed that a total of 3277 participants were finally enrolled

Insulin concentrations in the non-adenomatous polyp group (6.

Logistic regression analysis showed that adenoma (odds ratio [OR] 1.

In conclusion, elevated insulin concentrations were not associated with an increased risk of non-adenomatous colon polyps, but only in adults without DM

Original source:

Shin HS, Cho YJ.