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Table 2 Anthropometric factors and relative risk of colorectal cancer in all cases, women and men

From: Gender, anthropometric factors and risk of colorectal cancer with particular reference to tumour location and TNM stage: a cohort study

Anthropometric factor (quartiles)

(n)

 RR all n = 584

(n)

 RR men n = 280

(n)

 RR women n = 304

Height

127

1.00

60

1.00

58

1.00

 

130

0.99(0.77-1.27)

70

1.28(0.91-1.82)

99

1.24(0.89-1.71)

 

154

1.17(0.92-1.49)

75

1.08(0.77-1.52)

77

1.33(0.95-1.88)

 

173

1.28(1.00-1.63)

75

1.28(0.90-1.82)

68

1.29(0.89-1.85)

p-trend

 

0.021

 

0.327

 

0.160

Weight

108

1.00

52

1.00

45

1.00

 

130

1.23(0.95-1.59)

67

1.22(0.85-1.76)

83

1.58(1.10-2.27)

 

150

1.21(0.94-1.56)

67

1.25(0.87-1.80)

83

1.83(1.27-2.65)

 

196

1.61(1.26-2.05)

94

1.78(1.26-2.52)

92

1.68(1.17-2.41)

p-trend

 

<0.001

 

0.001

 

0.007

Bodyfatpercentage

131

1.00

41

1.00

51

1.00

 

145

1.07(0.84-1.36)

58

1.10(0.74-1.64)

58

1.09(0.74-1.59)

 

122

0.90(0.70-1.16)

91

1.25(0.87-1.82)

81

1.33(0.93-1.90)

 

186

1.06(0.84-1.34)

88

1.54(1.06-2.23)

113

1.30(0.92-1.82)

p-trend

 

0.858

 

0.012

 

0.086

Hip

96

1.00

47

1.00

45

1.00

 

118

1.03(0.79-1.36)

54

1.08(0.73-1.60)

70

1.11(0.76-1.62)

 

170

1.43(1.11-1.84)

86

1.65(1.15-2.36)

82

1.27(0.88-1.84)

 

200

1.41(1.10-1.81)

93

1.48(1.03-2.11)

106

1.39(0.97-1.99)

P-trend

 

0.001

 

0.007

 

0.042

Waist

94

1.00

52

1.00

44

1.00

 

140

1.31(1.01-1.71)

44

0.75(0.50-1.12)

71

1.15(0.79-1.69)

 

125

1.03(0.78-1.35)

84

1.32(0.93-1.88)

99

1.46(1.02-2.08)

 

225

1.76(1.37-2.27)

100

1.65(1.17-2.31)

89

1.29(0.89-1.86)

P- trend

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.114

BMI

99

1.00

64

1.00

48

1.00

 

124

1.25(0.96-1.63)

49

0.73(0.50-1.06)

82

1.53(1.07-2.19)

 

162

1.22(0.94-1.57)

67

0.94(0.67-1.33)

81

1.43(1.00-2.05)

 

199

1.69(1.32-2.17)

100

1.61(1.17-2.22)

92

1.61(1.12-2.30)

P-trend

 

<0.001

 

0.001

 

0.027

WHR

124

1.00

66

1.00

77

1.00

 

127

1.02(0.79-1.30)

47

0.99(0.68-1.44)

65

1.02(0.73-1.42)

 

145

1.06(0.83-1.36)

81

1.36(0.98-1.88)

81

1.04(0.76-1.43)

 

187

1.49(1.17-1.89)

86

1.64(1.19-2.28)

80

1.14(0.83-1.57)

P-trend

 

0.001

 

0.001

 

0.413

  1. Adjusted for age at baseline, level of education, smoking habits, alcohol consumption.