Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2021; 9(11): 2433-2445
Published online Apr 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2433
Table 1 Glycemic status in the type 2 diabetes mellitus, nondiabetic, prediabetic and control groups at an urban public hospital
T2DM, n = 529NoDM, n = 1077Pre-DM, n = 542Control, n = 452
HbA1c (%) median ± IQR7.2 ± 1.95.7 ± 0.65.9 ± 0.35.4 ± 0.3
Fasting blood sugar (mmoL/L) median ± IQR6.9 ± 3.4N/AN/AN/A
Table 2 Anti-diabetic medications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at an urban public hospital
Anti-diabetes medicationsNo. of T2DM subjects (%) n = 529
None114 (21.6)
Insulin129 (24.4)
Metformin359 (67.9)
Sulfonylureas145 (27.4)
DPP4 inhibitors158 (29.9)
Thiazolidinediones2 (0.4)
GLP1 agonists3 (0.6)
SGLT-2 inhibitors0 (0.0)
Meglitinides1 (0.2)
Acarbose2 (0.4)
Table 3 Comparison of patient characteristics between type 2 diabetes mellitus and nondiabetic patients at an urban public hospital
VariablesT2DM, n = 529NoDM, n = 1077P value
Age (yr) median ± IQR58 ± 1155 ± 10< 0.0001
Male sex, n (%)189 (35.7)379 (35.2)0.8627
Race, n (%)0.8741
Black/AA493 (93.2)995 (92.4)
Non-Hispanic White/EA2 (0.4)3 (0.3)
Asian2 (0.4)6 (0.6)
Other32 (6.0)73 (6.8)
Hispanic ethnicity, n (%)26 (5.6)43 (4.5)0.4329
BMI (kg/m2), median ± IQR29.5 ± 7.528.3 ± 7.5< 0.0001
Smoking, n (%)0.0494
Current20 (3.9)75 (7.1)
Past20 (3.9)39 (3.7)
Never471 (92.2)946 (89.2)
Aspirin use, n (%)135 (25.5)130 (12.1)< 0.0001
HIV status, n (%)26 (4.9)64 (5.9)0.4245
Fellow participation, n (%)119 (22.5)263 (24.4)0.4125
Quality of colonoscopic prep0.3346
Good511 (96.6)1050 (97.5)
Fair18 (3.4)27 (2.5)
Insurance, n (%)0.2072
Commercial85 (16.1)180 (16.7)
Medicare20 (3.8)23 (2.1)
Medicaid326 (61.6)652 (60.5)
Self-pay98 (18.5)222 (20.6)
Table 4 Comparison of colonic lesions (polyps and colorectal cancer) in type 2 diabetes mellitus and nondiabetic patients at an urban public hospital, n (%)
VariablesT2DM, n = 529NoDM, n = 1077P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions195 (36.9)338 (31.4)0.0322
Location of neoplastic lesions0.1688
Left-sided only56 (10.6)103 (9.6)
Right-sided only105 (19.8)179 (16.6)
Both34 (6.4)56 (5.2)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)186 (35.2)327 (30.4)0.0581
Sessile serrated adenoma6 (1.1)7 (0.6)0.3769
Advanced adenoma (> 1 cm, villous, high grade dysplasia, not including CRC)29 (5.5)38 (3.5)0.0887
High risk adenoma (> 3 adenomas and/or advanced adenoma)45 (8.5)75 (7.0)0.3131
CRC3 (0.6)4 (0.4)0.6923
Hyperplastic polyp only (no additional colonic neoplasia)66 (12.5)136 (12.6)0.9347
Table 5 Comparison of colonic lesions (polyps and colorectal cancer) in type 2 diabetes mellitus and control patients (hemoglobin A1c < 5.7%) at an urban public hospital, n (%)
VariablesT2DM, n = 529Control, n = 452P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions195 (36.9)131 (29.0)0.0092
Location of neoplastic lesions0.0359
Left-sided only56 (10.6)47 (10.4)
Right-sided only105 (19.8)63 (13.9)
Both34 (6.4)21 (4.6)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)186 (35.2)126 (27.9)0.0166
Sessile serrated adenoma6 (1.1)3 (0.7)0.5098
Advanced adenoma (> 1 cm, villous, high grade dysplasia, not including CRC)29 (5.5)13 (2.9)0.0534
High risk adenoma (> 3 adenomas and/or advanced adenoma)45 (8.5)29 (6.4)0.2275
CRC3 (0.6)2 (0.4)1.0000
Hyperplastic polyp only (no additional colonic neoplasia)66 (12.5)59 (13.1)0.8499
Table 6 Comparison of colonic lesions (polyps and colorectal cancer) in prediabetic diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 5.7%, < 6.5%) and control patients (hemoglobin A1c < 5.7%) at an urban public hospital, n (%)
VariablesPre-DM n = 542Control n = 452P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions173 (31.9)131 (29.0)0.3310
Location of neoplastic lesions0.5944
Left-sided only54 (10.0)47 (10.4)
Right-sided only92 (17.0)63 (13.9)
Both 27 (5.0)21 (4.6)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)168 (31.0)126 (27.9)0.2916
Sessile serrated adenoma3 (0.6)3 (0.7)1.0000
Advanced adenoma (> 1 cm, villous, high grade dysplasia, not including CRC)22 (4.1)13 (2.9)0.3894
High risk adenoma (> 3 adenomas and/or advanced adenoma)39 (7.2)29 (6.4)0.7058
CRC2 (0.4)2 (0.4)1.0000
Hyperplastic polyp only (no additional colonic neoplasia)68 (12.5)59 (13.1)0.8463
Table 7 Comparison of colonic lesions (polyps and colorectal cancer) in type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetics mellitus (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 5.7%, < 6.5%) patients at an urban public hospital, n (%)
VariablesT2DM n = 529Pre-DM n = 542P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions195 (36.9)173 (31.9)0.0959
Location of neoplastic lesions0.3534
Left-sided only56 (10.6)54 (10.0)
Right-sided only105 (19.8)92 (17.0)
Both 34 (6.4)27 (5.0)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)186 (35.2)168 (31.0)0.1515
Sessile serrated adenoma6 (1.1)3 (0.6)0.3324
Advanced adenoma (> 1 cm, villous, high grade dysplasia, not including CRC)29 (5.5)22 (4.1)0.3137
High risk adenoma (> 3 adenomas and/or advanced adenoma)45 (8.5)39 (7.2)0.4321
CRC3 (0.6)2 (0.4)0.6858
Hyperplastic polyp only (no additional colonic neoplasia)66 (12.5)68 (12.5)1.0000
Table 8 Characteristics of patients with adenomas vs patients with no neoplasia detected on index screening colonoscopy from two disparate populations, n (%)
FactorsMissingLevelNo neoplasia, n = 3138 (70.95%)Adenoma, n = 1285 (29.05%)P value
T2DM0Yes501 (62.5)300 (37.5)< 0.0001
No2637 (72.8)985 (27.2)
Age (yr)054.0 ± 8.957.0 ± 10.6< 0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)327.8 ± 7.028.5 ± 7.30.0004
Sex0Female1953 (76.1)612 (23.9)< 0.0001
Male1185 (63.8)673 (36.2)
Race0White1797 (72.7)674 (27.3)0.9310
Black1124 (68.6)515 (31.4)
Asian67 (71.3)27 (28.7)
Other150 (68.5)69 (31.5)
Smoking35Never2206 (72.2)850 (27.8)< 0.0001
Past602 (69.8)260 (30.2)
Current305 (64.9)165 (35.1)
Insurance0Commercial1673 (74.2)583 (25.8)0.0034
Medicare219 (66.4)111 (33.6)
Medicaid986 (67.6)473 (32.4)
Self-Pay260 (68.8)118 (31.2)
Fellow participation0Yes605 (67.4)293 (32.6)0.2729
No2533 (71.9)992 (28.1)
Aspirin use9Yes405 (65.5)213 (34.5)0.0038
No2727 (71.8)1069 (28.2)
Table 9 Estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the risk factors for adenoma detection rate based on a multivariable generalized linear mixed model
FactorsLevelsOR with 95%CIP value
T2DMT2DM vs NoDM1.29 (1.08-1.55)0.0049
Age (yr)Every 1 year increase in age1.05 (1.04-1.06)< 0.0001
BMI kg/m²Every 1 unit increase in BMI1.02 (1.01-1.03)0.0003
SexMale vs Female1.87 (1.62-2.15)< 0.0001
RaceBlack vs White0.93 (0.69-1.24)0.8020
Asian vs White1.19 (0.74-1.91)
Other vs White1.02 (0.72-1.44)
InsuranceMedicare vs Commercial0.9 (0.68 -1.18)0.0582
Medicaid vs Commercial1.25 (1.04-1.5)
Self-pay vs Commercial1.1 (0.83-1.45)
Aspirin useYes vs No0.97 (0.80-1.18)0.7966
SmokingCurrent vs Past1.32 (1.02-1.70)0.0026
Current vs Never1.47 (1.18-1.82)