| Title |
Adipokines and Obesity Are Associated with Colorectal Polyps in Adult Males: A Cross-Sectional Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0085939 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah S. Comstock, Kari Hortos, Bruce Kovan, Sarah McCaskey, Dorothy R. Pathak, Jenifer I. Fenton |
| Abstract |
Obesity increases the risk of colon cancer. It is also known that most colorectal cancers develop from adenomatous polyps. However, the effects of obesity and adipokines on colonic polyp formation are unknown. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 19% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 24% |
| Unknown | 8 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 33% |