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Chung, Park, Lim, Lee, Kim, Han, Jeon, Lee, Kim, Song, and Committee of Education and Ethics of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer: Gastrointestinal cancer risk in patients with a family history of gastrointestinal cancer

Abstract

Background/Aims

This study was performed to evaluate the relationship between family history of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and incidence of any GI cancer in the Korean population.

Methods

Between January 2015 and July 2016, 711 GI cancer patients and 849 controls in 16 hospitals in Korea were enrolled. Personal medical histories, life styles, and family history of GI cancers were collected via questionnaire.

Results

There was a significant difference in the incidence of family history of GI cancer between GI cancer patients and controls (p=0.002). Patients with family history of GI cancer tended to be diagnosed as GI cancer at younger age than those without family history (p=0.016). The family members of GI cancer patients who were diagnosed before 50 years of age were more frequently diagnosed as GI cancer before the age of 50 years (p=0.017). After adjusting for major confounding factors, age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.065, 95% confidence interval [CI]; 1.053–1.076), male gender (AOR 2.270, 95% CI; 1.618–3.184), smoking (AOR 1.570, 95% CI; 1.130–2.182), and sibling's history of GI cancer (AOR 1.973, 95% CI; 1.246–3.126) remained independently associated with GI cancers.

Conclusions

GI cancer patients tended to have a first relative with a history of concordant GI cancer. Personal factors (old age and male) and lifestyle (smoking) contribute to the development of GI cancer, independently. Individuals with high risk for GI cancers may be advised to undergo screening at an earlier age.

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Table 1.
Demographics of the Study Subjects
  Controls (n=849) GI cancer patients (n=711) p-value
Age (years) 53.06±15.64 64.87±10.64 <0.001
Sex      
  Male 392 (46.2%) 503 (70.7%) <0.001
  Female 457 (53.8%) 208 (29.3%)  
BMI (kg/m2) 23.18±3.44 22.77±3.24 0.015
Marital status      
  Never married 163 (19.2%) 35 (4.9%) <0.001
  Ever married 686 (80.8%) 676 (95.1%)  
Life style      
Alcohol consumption      
  Less than 1/week 567 (66.9%) 463 (65.8%) 0.582
  More than 1/week 281 (33.1%) 241 (34.2%)  
Smoking      
  Never-smoker 532 (62.7%) 269 (37.9%) <0.001
  Current or Ex-smoker 316 (37.3%) 440 (62.1%)  
Physical activity      
  More than 1/week 456 (53.8%) 385 (54.2%) 0.434
  Less than 1/week 392 (46.2%) 325 (45.8%)  
Diet habit      
  Salty diet 353 (41.6%) 311 (43.8%) 0.376
  Meat rich diet 363 (42.8%) 315 (44.4%) 0.523
  Vegetable poor diet 224 (26.4%) 210 (29.6%) 0.165
Medical history      
  Hypertension 209 (24.6%) 259 (36.4%) <0.001
  Diabetes mellitus 100 (11.8%) 141 (19.8%) <0.001
  Chronic liver disease 133 (15.7%) 123 (17.3%) 0.386
   B-viral 50 (5.9%) 68 (9.6%) 0.006
   C-viral 13 (1.5%) 17 (2.4%) 0.218
   Fatty liver 26 (3.1%) 13 (1.8%) 0.12
   Alcoholic hepatitis 42 (4.9%) 24 (3.4%) 0.125

GI, gastrointestinal; BMI, body mass index; B-viral, viral hepatitis B; C-viral, viral hepatitis C.

Table 2.
Distributions of GI Cancer Patients and Controls According to a Family History of GI Cancer
  Controls (n=849) GI cancer patients (n=711) p-value Odds ratio 95% CI
A family history of GI cancer 187 (22.0%) 206 (29.0%) 0.002 1.444 1.148–1.816
Parent 144 (17.0%) 102 (14.3%) 0.159 0.82 0.622–1.080
Sibling 55 (6.5%) 110 (15.5%) <0.001 2.642 1.880–3.714
Child 2 (0.2%) 9 (1.3%) 0.031 5.429 1.169–25.211
Diagnosed age of family members          
  <50 years old 23 (12.8%) 36 (18.1%) 0.156 0.663 0.376–1.170
  ≥50 years old 157 (87.2%) 163 (81.9%)
Number of affected family members          
  One or none 830 (97.8%) 684 (96.2%) 0.073 1.724 0.951–3.128
  Two or more 19 (2.2%) 27 (3.8%)
Types of GI cancer of family members          
  Esophagogastric cancer 93 (11.0%) 122 (17.2%) <0.01 1.684 1.259–2.251
  Colorectal cancer 42 (4.9%) 38 (5.3%) 0.723 1.085 0.691–1.702
  Hepatocellular carcinoma 41 (4.8%) 47 (6.6%) 0.13 1.395 0.906–2.147
  Pancreatobiliary cancer 25 (2.9%) 17 (2.4%) 0.502 0.807 0.432–1.507

GI, gastrointestinal; CI, confidence interval.

Table 3.
Demographics and Family Histories of GI Cancer Patients Aged < or ≥50 Years at Diagnosis
  Group I a (n=62) Group II b (n=645) p-value
Personal factors      
Diagnosed age (years) 43.84±4.90 65.3±9.3 <0.001
Sex      
  Male 40 (64.5%) 460 (71.3%) 0.261
  Female 22 (35.5%) 185 (28.7%)
BMI (kg/m2) 22.81±3.20 22.76±3.24 0.908
Marital status      
Never married 16 (25.8%) 19 (2.9%) <0.001
Ever married 46 (74.2%) 626 (97.1%)  
Lifestyle      
  Frequent alcohol consumptionc 32 (52.5%) 207 (32.4%) 0.002
  Current or Ex-smoker 37 (59.7%) 399 (62.1%) 0.713
  Low physical activity d 25 (40.3%) 297 (46.1%) 0.382
Dietary habits      
  Salty diet 17 (27.4%) 292 (45.3%) 0.007
  Meat rich diet 33 (53.2%) 280 (43.5%) 0.14
  Vegetable poor diet 15 (24.6%) 193 (30.0%) 0.379
Medical history      
  Hypertension 4 (6.5%) 252 (39.1%) <0.001
  Diabetes mellitus 3 (4.8%) 136 (21.1%) 0.002
  Chronic liver disease 13 (21.0%) 110 (17.1%) 0.603
  B-viral 11 (17.7%) 57 (8.8%) 0.023
  C-viral 2 (3.2%) 15 (2.3%) 0.655
  Fatty liver 0 (0%) 13 (2.0%) 0.618
  Alcoholic hepatitis 1 (1.6%) 23 (3.6%) 0.714
Familial factors      
  Family History of GI cancer 21 (33.9%) 183 (28.4%) 0.361
  Parental 16 (25.8%) 86 (13.3%) 0.008
  Sibling 5 (8.1%) 103 (16.0%) 0.098
  Child 0 (0.0%) 9 (1.4%) >0.999
Diagnosed age of family members      
  <50 years old 8 (38.1%) 28 (15.9%) 0.017
  ≥50 years old 13 (61.9%) 148 (84.1%)  
Number of affected family member      
  One or none 59 (95.2%) 621 (96.3%) 0.724
  Two or more 3 (4.8%) 24 (3.7%)  
Types of GI cancer of family members      
  Esophagogastric cancer 12 (19.4%) 108 (16.7%) 0.274
  Colorectal cancer 5 (8.1%) 33 (5.1%) 0.368
  Hepatocellular carcinoma 5 (8.1%) 42 (6.5%) 0.594
  Pancreatobiliary cancer 2 (3.2%) 15 (2.3%) 0.655

GI, gastrointestinal; BMI, body mass index.

a Group I contained GI cancer patients diagnosed at <50 years old

b Group II contained GI cancer patients diagnosed at ≥50 years old

c Frequent alcohol consumption means alcohol consumption more than one per week

d Low physical activity means physical activity less than one per week.

Table 4.
Independent Risk Factors Associated with GI Cancer as Determined by Multivariate Analysis
  p-value AOR 95% CI
Age <0.001 1.065 1.053–1.076
Sex (male) <0.001 2.270 1.618–3.184
Ever-smoker 0.007 1.570 1.130–2.182
GI cancer history of sibling 0.004 1.973 1.246–3.126
Hypertension 0.396 1.119 0.863–1.453
Diabetes 0.378 1.153 0.841–1.580
Ever-married 0.203 1.342 0.853–2.114
GI cancer history of children 0.176 3.072 0.604–15.623
GI cancer history of family 0.665 1.075 0.774–1.494

Four factors (family history of GI cancer, marital status, hypertension, and diabetes) did not show any significance.

GI, gastrointestinal; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Table 5.
The Family History and the Risk of Each Type of Gl Cancer
Control (n=849) EG ca (n=311) CRC (n=188) HCC (n=89) PB ca (n=130)
AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Personal factors                          
Age (years) 53.06±15.64 64.55±10.29 1.062 1.050–1.074 64.11±11.10 1.056 1.043–1.069 63.18±10.38 1.05 1.032–1.067 67.96±10.40 1.082 1.064–1.10
Sex Male 392 (46.2%) 237 (76.2%) 3.734 2.783–5.009 130 (69.1%) 2.613 1.864–3.662 68 (76.4%) 3.775 2.272–6.271 74 (56.9%) 1.541 1.062–2.236
   Female 457 (53.8%) 74 (23.8%)     58 (30.9%)     21 (23.6%)     56 (43.1%)    
BMI (kg/m2) 23.18±3.44 22.78±3.2 0.965 0.927–1.003 23.39±3.12 1.018 0.972–1.066 23.12±3.55 0.995 0.933–1.060 21.50±3.00 0.85 0.799–0.905
Marital status                          
  Ever married 686 (80.8%) 300 (96.5%) 6.48 3.467–12.112 182 (96.8%) 7.207 3.140–16.545 78 (87.6%) 1.685 0.876–3.240 123 (94.6%) 4.175 1.913–9.112
  Never married 163 (19.2%) 11 (3.5%)     6 (3.2%)     11 (12.4%)     7 (5.4%)    
Lifestyle                          
  Frequent alcohola consumption 281 (33.1%) 124 (40.1%) 1.361 1.042–1.778 67 (36.6%) 1.175 0.844–1.635 29 (32.6%) 0.986 0.622–1.564 23 (17.7%) 0.45 0.284–0.714
  Current or Ex-smoker 316 (37.3%) 201 (64.8%) 3.105 2.366–4.073 121 (64.7%) 3.086 2.218–4.296 61 (68.5%) 3.668 2.296–5.860 62 (47.7%) 1.535 1.059–2.225
  Low physical activityb 392 (46.2%) 140 (45.0%) 0.931 0.757–1.144 76 (40.6%) 0.796 0.577–1.099 37 (41.6%) 0.829 0.536–1.281 75 (57.7%) 1.586 1.092–2.304
Diet habit                          
  Salty diet 353 (41.6%) 154 (49.5%) 1.378 1.062–1.789 86 (46.0%) 1.196 0.870–1.645 30 (33.7%) 0.714 0.451–1.132 43 (33.1%) 0.694 0.470–1.026
  Meat rich diet 363 (42.8%) 147 (47.3%) 1.2 0.925–1.558 79 (42.2%) 0.979 0.711–1.349 40 (44.9%) 1.093 0.704–1.696 51 (39.2%) 0.864 0.593–1.261
  Vegetable poor diet 224 (26.4%) 88 (28.3%) 1.098 0.821–1.467 49 (26.2%) 0.988 0.689–1.415 28 (31.8%) 1.298 0.808–2.085 45 (34.6%) 1.472 0.995–2.180
Medical history                          
  Hypertension 209 (24.6%) 123 (39.5%) 1.978 1.503–2.602 63 (33.5%) 1.526 1.088–2.141 19 (21.3%) 0.828 0.488–1.403 55 (42.3%) 2.207 1.512–3.221
  Diabetes mellitus 100 (11.8%) 50 (16.1%) 1.435 0.994–2.072 31 (16.5%) 1.479 0.954–2.292 25 (28.1%) 2.926 1.762–4.859 37 (28.5%) 2.98 1.930–4.601
  Chronic liver disease 133 (15.7%) 29 (9.3%) 0.554 0.362–0.847 19 (10.1%) 0.605 0.364–1.007 64 (71.9%) 13.782 8.376–22.675 12 (9.2%) 0.547 0.294–1.020
  B-viral 50 (5.9%) 10 (3.2%) 0.531 0.266–1.060 6 (3.2%) 0.527 0.222–1.247 45 (50.6%) 16.343 9.870–27.061 7 (5.4%) 0.909 0.403–2.051
  C-viral 13 (1.5%) 4 (1.3%) 0.838 0.271–2.589 0 (0%)     12 (13.5%) 10.022 4.420–22.723 1 (0.8%) 0.499 0.065–3.843
  Fatty liver 26 (3.1%) 4 (1.3%) 0.412 0.143–1.191 7 (3.7%) 1.224 0.523–2.864 0 (0%) 2 (1.5%) 0.495 0.116–2.109
  Alcoholic hepatitis 42 (4.9%) 11 (3.5%) 0.705 0.358–1.386 3 (1.6%) 0.312 0.096–1.016 9 (10.1%) 2.162 1.015–4.602 2 (1.5%) 0.3 0.072–1.255
Familial factors                          
  Family History of Gl cancer 187 (22.0%) 96 (30.9%) 1.581 1.183–2.113 58 (30.9%) 1.579 1.114–2.240 27 (30.3%) 1.542 0.954–2.492 27 (20.8%) 0.928 0.589–1.461
  Parental 144 (17.0%) 49 (15.8%) 0.916 0.643–1.304 31 (16.5%) 0.967 0.632–1.478 9 (10.1%) 0.551 0.270–1.123 14 (10.8%) 0.591 0.330–1.058
  Sibling 55 (6.5%) 52 (16.7%) 2.898 1.935–4.342 27 (14.4%) 2.421 1.482–3.955 20 (22.5%) 4.184 2.372–7.383 12 (9.2%) 1.468 0.764–2.823
  Child 2 (0.2%) 4 (1.3%) 5.518 1.006–30.277 1 (0.5%) 2.265   1 (1.1%) 4.812 0.432–53.607 3 (2.3%) 10.004 1.655–60.453
              0.204–25.106            
Age of diagnosis, affected family member                        
  <50 years old 23 (12.8%) 16 (17.2%) 0.705 0.352–1.411 8 (14.3%) 0.879 0.369–2.092 10 (37.0%) 0.238 0.100–0.567 2 (8.0%) 1.685 0.372–7.624
  ≥50 years old 157 (87.2%) 77 (82.8%)     48 (85.7%)     17 (63.0%)     23 (92.0%)    
Number of affected family member                        
  Two or more 19 (2.2%) 15 (4.8%) 2.214 1.111–4.413 5 (2.7%) 1.194 0,440–3.238 4 (4.5%) 2.056 0.684–6.182 3 (2.3%) 1.032 0.301–3.537
  One or none 830 (97.8%) 296 (95.2%)     183 (97.3%)     85 (95.5%)     127 (97.7%)    
Type of Gl cancer of family member                        
  EG ca 93 (11.0%) 70 (22.5%) 2.361 1.677–3.325 28 (14.9%) 1.423 0.902–2.244 7 (7.9%) 0.694 0.311–1.546 19 (14.6%) 1.391 0.817–2.369
  CRC 42 (4.9%) 14 (4.5%) 0.906 0.488–1.683 21 (11.2%) 2.416 1.394–4.187 1 (1.1%) 0.218 0.030–1.606 2 (1.5%) 0.3 0.072–1.255
  HCC 41 (4.8%) 10 (3.2%) 0.655 0.324–1.324 14 (7.4%) 1.586 0.846–2.973 20 (22.5%) 5.712 3.172–10.288 3 (2.3%) 0.466 0.142–1.526
  PB ca 25 (2.9%) 6 (1.9%) 0.648 0.263–1.596 3 (1.6%) 0.534 0.160–1.789 2 (2.2%) 0.758 0.176–3.253 6 (4.6%) 1.595 0.641–3.965

Gl, gastrointestinal; EG ca, esophagogastric cancer; CRC, colorectal cancer; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PB ca, pancreatobiliary cancer; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidential interval; BMI, body mass index; B-viral, viral hepatitis B; C-viral, viral hepatitis C.

a Frequent alcohol consumption means alcohol consumption more than once per week; bLow physical activity means physical activity less than once per week.

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