Objective To investigate the influencing factors for the occurrence of colorectal polyps. Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical data from 839 check⁃up individuals who had completed colonoscopic examination was conducted. According to the presence of colorectal polyps, individuals were assigned to colorectal polyp group or control group. The clinical data, fasting blood lipid and blood glucose indices of the two groups were compared. The multivariate Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for colorectal polyp formation, and its correlation with pathological pattern and number of colorectal polyps was analyzed. Results Among 839 check⁃up individuals who completed colonoscopic examination, 332 (39.57%) were found to have colorectal polyps, among whom 57 (17.17%) had ≥3 polyps and 275 (82.83%) had less than 3 polyps. There were 110 cases (33.13%) with pathological pattern of adenomatous polyps and 222 cases (66.87%) of non⁃adenomatous polyps. Age, male proportion, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, waist⁃to⁃hip ratio, waist⁃to⁃height ratio, proportion of concomitant hypertension, triglycerid (TG), LDL⁃C/HDL⁃C, total cholesterol (TC)/HDL⁃C, TG/LDL⁃C, TG/HDL⁃C, and fasting blood glucose of the colorectal polyps group were higher than those of the control group, and TC/TG was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, waist⁃to⁃height ratio, and fasting blood glucose were the influencing factors for the formation of colorectal polyps (P<0.05), whereas there was no significant correlation between the aforementioned influencing factors and pathological pattern and number of colorectal polyps (P>0.05). Conclusion Age, waist⁃to⁃height ratio, and fasting blood glucose are the influencing factors for colorectal polyps formation.