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Table 3 Anthropometric factors and relative risk of colorectal cancer of different T, N- and M stages in all cases

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 of T-stage 1&2 n=113

(n)

RR of T-stage 3&4 n=405

(n)

RR of N-stage 0 n=292

(n)

RR of N-stage 1&2 n=208

(n)

RR of M-stage 0 n=450

(n)

RR of M-stage 1 n=116

Height

25

1.00

91

1.00

61

1.00

46

1.00

92

1.00

35

1.00

 

26

0.97(0.56-1.68)

92

1.00(0.74-1.33)

68

1.10(0.78-1.57)

49

0.99(0.66-1.49)

109

1.12(0.83-1.47)

18

0.51(0.29-0.91)

 

33

1.00(0.58-1.74)

102

1.12(0.83-1.49)

83

1.33(0.95-1.87)

38

0.80(0.51-1.23)

118

1.12(0.84-1.49)

26

0.76(0.45-1.28)

 

29

1.06(0.61-1.85)

120

1.29(0.96-1.72)

80

1.24(0.87-1.77)

75

1.52(1.03-2.24)

132

1.32(0.98-1.78)

37

1.02(0.62-1.68)

p-trend

 

0.807

 

0.060

 

0.153

 

0.055

 

0.037

 

0.678

Weight

17

1.00

77

1.00

60

1.00

37

1.00

80

1.00

26

1.00

 

38

2.21(1.24-3.93)

78

1.03(0.75-1.42)

66

1.11(0.78-1.58)

40

1.12(0.72-1.76)

111

1.09(0.84-1.41)

16

0.64(0.35-1.20)

 

26

1.26(0.68-2.34)

109

1.24(0.92-1.66)

71

1.00(0.71-1.42)

55

1.34(0.88-2.03)

109

1.23(0.94-1.61)

36

1.22(0.73-2.04)

 

32

1.52(0.83-2.78)

141

1.64(1.23-2.18)

95

1.35(0.97-1.89)

76

1.87(1.25-2.80)

151

1.61(1.25-2.09)

38

1.31(0.78-2.20)

p-trend

 

0.673

 

<0.001

 

0.116

 

0.001

 

0.002

 

0.100

Body fat percentage

25

1.00

86

1.00

71

1.00

37

1.00

96

1.00

31

1.00

 

27

1.10(0.61-1.82)

104

1.17(088-1.56)

67

0.92(0.66-1.29)

61

1.56(1.04-2.35)

115

1.13(0.72-1.79)

28

0.88(0.53-1.46)

 

25

1.04(0.59-1.84)

82

0.92(0.67-1.25)

61

0.86(0.61-1.22)

42

1.07(0.68-1.67)

 

1.24(0.82-1.88)

24

0.75(0.44-1.30)

 

36

1.21(0.71-2.06)

133

1.13(0.85-1.50)

93

0.99(0.72-1.37)

68

1.36(0.90-2.05)

91

1.17(0.80-1.70)

 

0.76(0.45-1.27)

p-trend

 

0.498

 

0.706

 

0.948

 

0.460

149

0.483

33

0.261

Hip

19

1.00

65

1.00

56

1.00

30

1.00

74

1.00

22

1.00

 

21

0.92(0.49-1.71)

53

1.02(0.74-1.42)

53

0.77(0.54-1.15)

41

1.18(0.74-1.90)

93

1.08(0.80-1.44)

18

0.68(0.37-1.27)

 

32

1.30(0.73-2.32)

119

1.48(1.09-2.01)

84

1.18(0.84-1.67)

61

1.74(1.12-2.71)

122

1.47(1.11-1.93)

41

1.52(0.90-2.56)

 

41

1.46(0.84-2.55)

142

1.46(1.08-1.98)

99

1.17(0.84-1.63)

 

1.80(1.17-2.77)

162

1.52(1.18-1.95)

35

1.04(0.60-1.79)

p-trend

 

0.077

 

0.002

 

0.089

 

0.002

 

0.001

 

0.323

Waist

19

1.00

62

1.00

49

1.00

33

1.00

70

1.00

21

1.00

  

1.45(0.81-2.60)

91

1.28(0.93-1.78)

71

1.23(0.85-1.78)

45

1.23(0.79-1.94)

109

0.81(0.60-1.09)

23

0.95(0.52-1.71)

 

31

0.98(0.53-1.81)

85

1.06(0.76-1.48)

57

0.85(0.58-1.26)

44

1.09(0.69-1.73)

97

1.38(1.07-1.79)

25

0.90(0.50-1.63)

 

25

1.36(0.75-2.43)

167

2.00(1.49-2.72)

115

1.60(1.13-2.27)

86

2.10(1.38-3.18)

175

1.70(1.32-2.19)

47

1.63(0.96-2.80)

p-trend

38

0.596

 

<0.001

 

0.022

 

0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.049

BMI

22

1.00

64

1.00

51

1.00

34

1.00

74

1.00

23

1.00

 

28

1.22(0.69-2.15)

78

1.22(0.87-1.70)

69

1.33(0.92-1.92)

39

1.18(0.75-1.88)

99

1.19(0.91-1.56)

21

0.93(0.51-1.68)

 

32

1.05(0.60-1.81)

111

1.29(0.94-1.75)

73

1.03(0.72-1.48)

59

1.34(0.87-2.65)

127

1.10(0.83-1.45)

29

0.95(0.55-1.65)

 

31

1.16(0.66-2.03)

152

1.97(1.46-2.66)

99

1.56(1.10-2.20)

76

1.98(1.31-2.99)

151

1.63(1.27-2.10)

43

1.59(0.95-2.67)

p-trend

 

0.773

 

<0.001

 

0.043

 

0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.063

WHR

28

1.00

81

1.00

65

1.00

43

1.00

101

1.00

20

1.00

 

25

0.90(0.52-1.56)

87

1.05(0.78-1.43)

58

0.85(0.60-1.22)

48

1.14(0.75-1.72)

91

1.01(0.73-1.41)

29

1.40(0.79-2.48)

 

30

0.91(0.54-1.55)

97

1.10(0.81-1.48)

83

1.10(0.79-1.53)

39

0.88(0.56-1.36)

117

1.23(0.92-1.64)

26

1.20(0.66-2.16)

 

30

0.89(0.51-1.56)

139

1.74(1.30-2.33)

86

1.19(0.84-1.67)

77

1.95(1.32-2.89)

141

1.58(1.19-2.09)

41

2.10(1.20-3.69)

p-trend

 

0.707

 

<0.001

 

0.176

 

0.003

 

0.013

 

0.017

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