Young Hoon Chang, Cheol Min Shin, Kyungdo Han, Jin Hyung Jung, Eun Hyo Jin, Joo Hyun Lim, Seung Joo Kang, Yoon Jin Choi, Hyuk Yoon, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee
PURPOSE: The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EoCRC) is increasing worldwide. The association between hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and EoCRC risk remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a nationwide cohort study of 3,340,635 individuals aged 20-49 years who underwent health checkups between 2009 and 2011 under the Korean National Health Insurance Service. HTG was defined as serum triglyceride (TG) level ≥ 150 mg/dL. According to the change in TG status, participants were categorized into persistent normotriglyceridemia (NTG, group 1), NTG to HTG (group 2), HTG to NTG (group 3), and persistent HTG (group 4) groups...
December 20, 2023: Cancer Research and Treatment: Official Journal of Korean Cancer Association