Dietary Intake of Calcium and Distal Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps in Korean Adults.

Son, Ji Young; Hur, Siwon; Kim, Jong Jin; Kwon, Hyuk Tae; Cho, Be Long

doi:2009.30.2.106

Korean J Fam Med > Volume 30(2); 2009 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2009;30(2):106-111.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.2.106 Published online February 10, 2009.

Dietary Intake of Calcium and Distal Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps in Korean Adults.

Ji Young Son, Siwon Hur, Jong Jin Kim, Hyuk Tae Kwon, Be Long Cho

¹Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Family Medicine, Healthcare System Gangnam Center of Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hyuktae@gmail.com

식사 칼슘 섭취량과 원위부 대장 선종 유무와의 연관성

손지영, 허시원, 김종진, 권혁태, 조비룡

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Abstract

Background
Colorectal cancer has the fourth prevalence of carcinoma and the fourth cause of death from malignant neoplasm, which has been increasing in Korea. In this study, we tried to investigate the association of dietary intake of calcium anddistal colorectal adenomatous polyps known as precursors of colorectal cancer. Methods: 2,456subjects who visited Health Promotion Center in one university Hospital in Seoul Korea from June 2003 to June 2006 got sigmoidoscopy and completed 24-hour dietary recall. Results: Among the selected 2,408 subjects, the prevalence of distal colorectal adenoma found in sigmoidoscopy was 12.54%. After adjusting for age, and total serum cholesterol by multiple logistic regression, the odds ratio of the male subjects who have the highest quintile of dietary intake of calcium was 0.512 (95% CI: 0.305-0.859 P = 0.011) compared with the lowest. Conclusion: In male subjects, highest quintile of dietary calcium density was associated with the low risk of distal colorectal adenomatous polyps.

Key Words: Dietary Calcium Colorectal Adenomatous Polyp Sigmoidoscopy Calcium Density