Higher BMI reduces mortality in elderly and Stage III colorectal cancer patients: insights from a multicenter cohort study
Higher BMI is associated with lower mortality risk in colorectal cancer patients, particularly in those aged 65 and older and those with Stage III disease. These findings highlight the importance of considering BMI, age, and TNM stage jointly in clinical practice for CRC patients.
Authors
- Boyu Kang
- Baer Hu
- Jiawei Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2168-7050)
- Yi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8379-9684)
- Yongtao Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-1104)
- Yu Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0716-4334)
- Zhaobang Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0249-0579)
- Qi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1402-7485)
- Shuai Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-2216)
- Yihuan Qiao
- Yajie Guo
- Jun Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8519-547X)
- Jipeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2141-5782)
- Hongjiang Ma
- Zecheng Zhang
- Shihao Qin
Institutions
- Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts (PH)
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
- Yan'an University (CN)
- Xi'an Medical University (CN)
- Central Hospital of Wuhan (CN)
- Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou (CN)
- Xijing Hospital (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1655707
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China