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This study aimed to evaluate the association between T2DM, lipid-derived atherogenic indices, and survival outcomes in patients with CRC. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study including 240 CRC patients, of whom 60 had coexisting T2DM. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using the Kaplan\u2013Meier (KM) method and log-rank tests. In the absence of recurrence-specific data, DFS was defined as time to death or last follow-up. Lipid-related indices, including the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), atherogenic coefficient (AC), remnant cholesterol (RC), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), triglyceride\u2013glucose (TyG) index, and triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio (TG\/HDL-C), were evaluated by tertiles in KM analyses. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were constructed to assess the independent prognostic value of AIP, AC, and RC (entered separately as a continuous variable standardized to 1 standard deviation), adjusted for age, sex, adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and T2DM status. Sensitivity analyses were performed in stage III\u2013IV patients. Results: During follow-up, 28 deaths occurred. OS did not differ significantly between CRC patients and those with CRC coexisting with T2DM (log-rank p-values = 0.220). DFS analyses showed no significant differences across tertiles of any lipid-related index (all log-rank p-values &gt; 0.05), with overlapping survival curves and no consistent dose\u2013response patterns. In adjusted Cox models, AIP (hazard ratio [HR] per 1 SD = 0.71, 95% CI 0.48\u20131.06), AC (HR = 0.72, 95% CI 0.44\u20131.20), and RC (HR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.39\u20131.12) were not independently associated with DFS. Results were consistent in advanced-stage disease (stage III\u2013IV). Conclusions: In this cohort of patients with CRC, neither T2DM nor lipid-derived indices reflecting atherogenic dyslipidemia and insulin resistance were independently associated with OS or DFS. 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