Influence of dietary insulin scores on survival in colorectal cancer patients

Background: Although hyperinsulinemia is hypothesised to be involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, it remains unclear whether a diet inducing an elevated insulin response influences colorectal cancer (CRC) survival. Methods: We examined the association of post-diagnosis dietary insulin scores with s...

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Published in:British journal of cancer 2017-09, Vol.117 (7), p.1079-1087
Main Authors: Yuan, Chen, Bao, Ying, Sato, Kaori, Nimptsch, Katharina, Song, Mingyang, Brand-Miller, Jennie C, Morales-Oyarvide, Vicente, Zoltick, Emilie S, Keum, NaNa, Wolpin, Brian M, Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A, Chan, Andrew T, Willett, Walter C, Stampfer, Meir J, Wu, Kana, Giovannucci, Edward L, Fuchs, Charles S, Ng, Kimmie
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Language:English
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Adenocarcinoma - mortality
Adult
Aged
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Body mass
Body Mass Index
Cancer Research
Carcinogenesis
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal carcinoma
Colorectal Neoplasms - mortality
Drug Resistance
Energy Intake
Epidemiology
Female
Food
Health risks
Health Surveys
Humans
Hyperinsulinemia
Insulin
Insulin - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Medicine
Mortality
Oncology
Postprandial Period
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Survival
Survival Rate
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Summary:Background: Although hyperinsulinemia is hypothesised to be involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, it remains unclear whether a diet inducing an elevated insulin response influences colorectal cancer (CRC) survival. Methods: We examined the association of post-diagnosis dietary insulin scores with survival among 2006 patients from two large prospective cohorts who were diagnosed with CRC from 1976 to 2010. Dietary insulin load was calculated as a function of the food insulin index. Dietary insulin index was calculated by dividing insulin load by total energy intake. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) for CRC-specific mortality and overall mortality, adjusted for other risk factors for cancer survival. Results: The adjusted HRs for CRC-specific mortality comparing the highest to the lowest quintiles were 1.82 (95% CI: 1.20–2.75, P trend =0.006) for dietary insulin load and 1.66 (95% CI: 1.10–2.50, P trend =0.004) for dietary insulin index. We also observed an increased risk for overall mortality, with adjusted HRs of 1.33 (95% CI: 1.03–1.72, P trend =0.03) for dietary insulin load and 1.32 (95% CI: 1.02–1.71, P trend =0.02) for dietary insulin index, comparing extreme quintiles. The increase in CRC-specific mortality associated with higher dietary insulin scores was more apparent among patients with body mass index (BMI)⩾25 kg m −2 than BMI
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/bjc.2017.272