Joseph DF, Li E, Stanley III SL, Zhu YC, Li XN, Yang J, Ottaviano LF, Bucobo JC, Buscaglia JM, Miller JD, Veluvolu R, Follen M, Grossman EB. Impact of type 2 diabetes on adenoma detection in screening colonoscopies performed in disparate populations. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(11): 2433-2445 [PMID: 33889609 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2433]
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Ellen Li, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Stony Brook University, HSC T17-060, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8173, United States. ellen.li@stonybrookmedicine.edu
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Cohort Study
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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 = 529
NoDM, n = 1077
Pre-DM, n = 542
Control, n = 452
HbA1c (%) median ± IQR
7.2 ± 1.9
5.7 ± 0.6
5.9 ± 0.3
5.4 ± 0.3
Fasting blood sugar (mmoL/L) median ± IQR
6.9 ± 3.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Table 2 Anti-diabetic medications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at an urban public hospital
Anti-diabetes medications
No. of T2DM subjects (%) n = 529
None
114 (21.6)
Insulin
129 (24.4)
Metformin
359 (67.9)
Sulfonylureas
145 (27.4)
DPP4 inhibitors
158 (29.9)
Thiazolidinediones
2 (0.4)
GLP1 agonists
3 (0.6)
SGLT-2 inhibitors
0 (0.0)
Meglitinides
1 (0.2)
Acarbose
2 (0.4)
Table 3 Comparison of patient characteristics between type 2 diabetes mellitus and nondiabetic patients at an urban public hospital
Variables
T2DM, n = 529
NoDM, n = 1077
P value
Age (yr) median ± IQR
58 ± 11
55 ± 10
< 0.0001
Male sex, n (%)
189 (35.7)
379 (35.2)
0.8627
Race, n (%)
0.8741
Black/AA
493 (93.2)
995 (92.4)
Non-Hispanic White/EA
2 (0.4)
3 (0.3)
Asian
2 (0.4)
6 (0.6)
Other
32 (6.0)
73 (6.8)
Hispanic ethnicity, n (%)
26 (5.6)
43 (4.5)
0.4329
BMI (kg/m2), median ± IQR
29.5 ± 7.5
28.3 ± 7.5
< 0.0001
Smoking, n (%)
0.0494
Current
20 (3.9)
75 (7.1)
Past
20 (3.9)
39 (3.7)
Never
471 (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 prep
0.3346
Good
511 (96.6)
1050 (97.5)
Fair
18 (3.4)
27 (2.5)
Insurance, n (%)
0.2072
Commercial
85 (16.1)
180 (16.7)
Medicare
20 (3.8)
23 (2.1)
Medicaid
326 (61.6)
652 (60.5)
Self-pay
98 (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 (%)
Variables
T2DM, n = 529
NoDM, n = 1077
P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions
195 (36.9)
338 (31.4)
0.0322
Location of neoplastic lesions
0.1688
Left-sided only
56 (10.6)
103 (9.6)
Right-sided only
105 (19.8)
179 (16.6)
Both
34 (6.4)
56 (5.2)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)
186 (35.2)
327 (30.4)
0.0581
Sessile serrated adenoma
6 (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
CRC
3 (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 (%)
Variables
T2DM, n = 529
Control, n = 452
P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions
195 (36.9)
131 (29.0)
0.0092
Location of neoplastic lesions
0.0359
Left-sided only
56 (10.6)
47 (10.4)
Right-sided only
105 (19.8)
63 (13.9)
Both
34 (6.4)
21 (4.6)
Adenomas (not serrated or CRC)
186 (35.2)
126 (27.9)
0.0166
Sessile serrated adenoma
6 (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
CRC
3 (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 (%)
Variables
Pre-DM n = 542
Control n = 452
P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions
173 (31.9)
131 (29.0)
0.3310
Location of neoplastic lesions
0.5944
Left-sided only
54 (10.0)
47 (10.4)
Right-sided only
92 (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 adenoma
3 (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
CRC
2 (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 (%)
Variables
T2DM n = 529
Pre-DM n = 542
P value
All colonic neoplastic lesions
195 (36.9)
173 (31.9)
0.0959
Location of neoplastic lesions
0.3534
Left-sided only
56 (10.6)
54 (10.0)
Right-sided only
105 (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 adenoma
6 (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
CRC
3 (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 (%)
Factors
Missing
Level
No neoplasia, n = 3138 (70.95%)
Adenoma, n = 1285 (29.05%)
P value
T2DM
0
Yes
501 (62.5)
300 (37.5)
< 0.0001
No
2637 (72.8)
985 (27.2)
Age (yr)
0
54.0 ± 8.9
57.0 ± 10.6
< 0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)
3
27.8 ± 7.0
28.5 ± 7.3
0.0004
Sex
0
Female
1953 (76.1)
612 (23.9)
< 0.0001
Male
1185 (63.8)
673 (36.2)
Race
0
White
1797 (72.7)
674 (27.3)
0.9310
Black
1124 (68.6)
515 (31.4)
Asian
67 (71.3)
27 (28.7)
Other
150 (68.5)
69 (31.5)
Smoking
35
Never
2206 (72.2)
850 (27.8)
< 0.0001
Past
602 (69.8)
260 (30.2)
Current
305 (64.9)
165 (35.1)
Insurance
0
Commercial
1673 (74.2)
583 (25.8)
0.0034
Medicare
219 (66.4)
111 (33.6)
Medicaid
986 (67.6)
473 (32.4)
Self-Pay
260 (68.8)
118 (31.2)
Fellow participation
0
Yes
605 (67.4)
293 (32.6)
0.2729
No
2533 (71.9)
992 (28.1)
Aspirin use
9
Yes
405 (65.5)
213 (34.5)
0.0038
No
2727 (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
Factors
Levels
OR with 95%CI
P value
T2DM
T2DM vs NoDM
1.29 (1.08-1.55)
0.0049
Age (yr)
Every 1 year increase in age
1.05 (1.04-1.06)
< 0.0001
BMI kg/m²
Every 1 unit increase in BMI
1.02 (1.01-1.03)
0.0003
Sex
Male vs Female
1.87 (1.62-2.15)
< 0.0001
Race
Black vs White
0.93 (0.69-1.24)
0.8020
Asian vs White
1.19 (0.74-1.91)
Other vs White
1.02 (0.72-1.44)
Insurance
Medicare vs Commercial
0.9 (0.68 -1.18)
0.0582
Medicaid vs Commercial
1.25 (1.04-1.5)
Self-pay vs Commercial
1.1 (0.83-1.45)
Aspirin use
Yes vs No
0.97 (0.80-1.18)
0.7966
Smoking
Current vs Past
1.32 (1.02-1.70)
0.0026
Current vs Never
1.47 (1.18-1.82)
Citation: Joseph DF, Li E, Stanley III SL, Zhu YC, Li XN, Yang J, Ottaviano LF, Bucobo JC, Buscaglia JM, Miller JD, Veluvolu R, Follen M, Grossman EB. Impact of type 2 diabetes on adenoma detection in screening colonoscopies performed in disparate populations. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(11): 2433-2445