ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2025
Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry-Derived Adiposity and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women.
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- DXA-Derived Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Mortality.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
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backgroundDetermine if dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived adiposity was associated with colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative DXA cohort.
methodsWhole-body DXA scans estimated adiposity. Women with a history of cancer (except nonmelanoma skin cancer) or missing baseline DXA were excluded. For 27 years of follow-up, outcomes and deaths were adjudicated. Descriptive statistics by colorectal cancer status were calculated. Fine and Gray's competing risks regression was used to estimate sub-HRs and 95% confidence intervals. Observation time was from enrollment to the first colorectal cancer event or competing risk (other cancer, other cause of death); women without cancer at the last follow-up were censored. Covariates included sociodemographic, clinical, and study characteristics.
resultsAfter exclusions, 9,950 women were included, with 191 first-incident colorectal cancer cases and 88 colorectal cancer-related deaths identified. At baseline, the mean (±SD) age was 63.3 (±7.4) years, and the body mass index (BMI) was 28.2 (±5.7) kg/m2. In adjusted models, baseline continuous abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT; per 100 cm2) and android fat (per kg) were significantly associated with a higher risk of first-incident colorectal cancer: sub-HRs (95% confidence interval) were 1.23 (1.04-1.45) and 1.15 (1.01-1.31), respectively. There were no significant associations between adiposity and colorectal cancer mortality.
conclusionsHigher amounts of abdominal VAT and android fat were associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer incidence in postmenopausal women. IMPACT: Associations between VAT and colorectal cancer, independent of BMI, support the clinical assessment of body composition across weight categories. A head-to-head comparison of VAT and BMI for colorectal cancer prediction is recommended in future research.
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