Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
5 years ago

Serum carotenoids and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study in Guangdong, China

Serum carotenoids and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study in Guangdong, China
Ming Xu, Yu-Jing Fang, Zhi-Zhong Pan, Cai-Xia Zhang, Yu-Ming Chen, Wu-Qing Huang, Jing Huang, Min-Shan Lu
Scope Previous epidemiological studies on the association between circulating carotenoids and the risk of colorectal cancer drew inconclusive conclusions. This study aimed to examine serum carotenoids in relation to colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. Methods and results One case-control study beginning from July 2010, consecutively recruited 538 eligible colorectal cancer cases and 564 age (5-year interval) and sex frequency-matched controls. Serum levels of α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin were detected by HPLC. Unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence internal (CI) after adjusting for various confounders. Serum levels of α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene were found to be inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk. The adjusted ORs of the highest quartile relative to the lowest quartile serum level were 0.49 (95% CIs 0.33–0.72) for α-carotene, 0.44 (95% CIs 0.29–0.66) for β-cryptoxanthin, and 0.36 (95% CIs 0.24–0.54) for lycopene, respectively. The association between serum β-carotene, lutein/zeaxanthin and colorectal cancer risk was not statistically significant. Conclusion The results indicated that the incidence of colorectal cancer was associated with lower serum levels of α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene among Chinese population residing in Guangdong. Carotenoids are related to a reduced colorectal cancer risk probably through the antioxidative properties. Significant inverse association is found between serum α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and colorectal cancer risk. No significant association is observed between serum β-carotene, lutein/zeaxanthin and colorectal cancer. This study suggests that lower serum α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene is associated with colorectal cancer risk in Chinese population.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201700267

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