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Analysis was conducted from September 2025 to June 2026.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n BMI at diagnosis (underweight, BMI &amp;lt;18.5; normal weight, BMI 18.5 to &amp;lt;25.0; overweight, BMI 25.0 to &amp;lt;30.0; obesity, BMI \u226530.0), and percent weight change during the 5 to 14 years preceding diagnosis, both derived from self-reported height and body weight.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Overall, CRC-specific, and recurrence-free survival were assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusted for demographic and lifestyle factors, tumor characteristics, and comorbidities, estimated as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CIs.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 5521 patients with CRC (2159 female [39%]; median [IQR] age at diagnosis, 69 [61-76] years), 2429 deaths occurred during a median (IQR) follow-up of 5.2 (3.4-9.9) years, including 1381 CRC-related deaths. Compared with patients with normal weight at diagnosis, those who had overweight had modestly higher overall survival (HR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.98), while no association was observed for obesity. Prediagnostic weight loss of more than 10% was associated with worse survival (HR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.39-1.72). Upon mutual adjustment for at-diagnosis BMI and prediagnostic weight change, associations for overweight and obesity were attenuated to null.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this case-control study with prospective follow-up of patients with CRC, the obesity paradox appeared to be largely attributable to prediagnostic cancer-associated weight loss. 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