Risk factors associated with XXXX among @entity1 from a defined geographic area.

@entity1 @entity28 @entity6522 @entity344 @entity7261
BACKGROUND: Only a few data regarding @entity6522 are available in Italy. We examined the frequency of @entity6522 and its associations with risk factors in a homogeneous Northern Sardinian population undergoing colonoscopy for any reason in the last decades. METHODS: This was a retrospective single-center study. Medical records of @entity1 undergoing colonoscopy for any indication between 1995 and 2013 were reviewed. Demographic information including age, gender, geographic area (urban, rural), marital status, smoking habit, occupation, body mass index, and comorbidities were collected. Presence, number, and extension of @entity7261 were assessed by colonoscopy. The diagnosis of @entity7261 was defined by the presence of more than five @entity7261 . RESULTS: A total of 4458 records were collected (39.8  % males). Analysis by birth cohorts showed a significant progressive age-related increase in the prevalence of @entity7261 . The average prevalence was 18.9  % without significant variation across the 19-year observation period. In 101 (12.1  %) subjects @entity7261 were single or few. Seventy-one percent of @entity7261 were located predominantly in the left side, 2  % in the right side, and 14.3  % were spread throughout the colon. There was a significant association with @entity28 but not with smoking habits, marital status, or urban versus rural environment. A strong association was observed between the presence of @entity7261 and cardiovascular and other @entity344 (p  <  0.0001). These associations were also confirmed by the logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS: In this endoscopic study, @entity6522 in Northern Sardinia showed prevalence similar to other series in Western countries, and it was predominantly left sided and age related.
