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Role of life events in the presence of colon polyps among African Americans

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Gastroenterology, June 2013
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Title
Role of life events in the presence of colon polyps among African Americans
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BMC Gastroenterology, June 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-230x-13-101
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Hassan Ashktorab, Hassan Hassanzadeh Namin, Teletia Taylor, Carla Williams, Hassan Brim, Thomas Mellman, Babak Shokrani, Cheryl L Holt, Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Mehdi Nouraie

Abstract

BACKGROUND: African Americans have disproportionately higher incidence and death rates of colorectal cancer among all ethnic groups in the United States. Several lifestyle factors (e.g. diet, physical activity and alcohol intake) have been suggested as risk factors for colorectal cancer. Stressful life events have also been identified as risk factors for colorectal cancer. The association between stressful life events and colon polyps, which are precursors of colorectal cancer, has yet to be determined.Aim: To evaluate the relationship between stressful life events and the presence of colon polyps and adenomas in African American men and women. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 110 participants were recruited from a colon cancer screening program at Howard University Hospital. Participants completed an 82-item Life Events Questionnaire (Norbeck 1984), assessing major events that have occurred in the participants' life within the past 12 months. Participants also reported whether the event had a positive or negative impact. Three scores were derived (total, positive, and negative). RESULTS: Total life events scores were higher (Median [M] = 29 and Interquartile range[IQR] = 18-43) in patients with one or more polyps compared to patients without polyps (M, IQR = 21,13-38;P = 0.029). Total, positive or negative Life Events scores did not differ significantly between normal and adenoma patients. Total, negative and positive Life Events scores did not differ between patients who underwent diagnostic colonoscopy (symptomatic) and patients who underwent colonoscopy for colon cancer screening (asymptomatic) and patients for surveillance colonoscopies due to a personal history of colon polyps. Linear regression analysis indicated that polyp male gender is associated with 9.0 unit lower total Life Events score (P = 0.025). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that patients who experienced total life events may be at higher risk of having colon polyps and adenomas which indicates an association between stress and the development of colorectal polyps.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
Unknown 59 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 18%
Student > Master 9 15%
Researcher 8 13%
Student > Bachelor 6 10%
Librarian 4 7%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 18 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 13 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 7%
Neuroscience 2 3%
Social Sciences 2 3%
Other 6 10%
Unknown 22 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 June 2013.
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#5,899,753
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Gastroenterology
#359
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#47,975
of 199,420 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Gastroenterology
#9
of 34 outputs
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