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Table 4 Anthropometric factors and relative risk of colorectal cancer of different T , N and M stages in 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 of T-stage 1&2 n=50

(n)

RR of T-stage 3&4 n=199

(n)

RR of N-stage 0 n=140

(n)

RR of N-stage 1&2 n=102

(n)

RR of M-stage 0 n=214

(n)

RR of M-stage 1 n=60

Height

9

1.00

48

1.00

37

1.00

16

1.00

49

1.00

11

1.00

 

11

1.24(0.51-3.01)

47

1.09(0.73-1.63)

34

1.02(0.64-1.62)

21

1.42(0.74-2.72)

51

1.14(0.77-1.69)

17

1.75(0.82-3.74)

 

18

1.56(0.69-3.49)

47

0.87(0.58-1.31)

31

0.74(0.46-1.21)

33

1.72(0.94-3.14)

58

1.02(0.69-1.50)

13

1.07(0.48-2.40)

 

12

1.13(0.47-2.75)

57

1.29(0.87-1.91)

38

1.10(0.69-1.77)

32

1.93(1.04-3.56)

56

1.16(0.78-1.73)

19

1.94(0.90-4.16)

p-trend

 

0.677

 

0.406

 

0.978

 

0.029

 

0.600

 

0.226

Weight

13

1.00

33

1.00

32

1.00

11

1.00

43

1.00

9

1.00

 

11

0.77(0.34-1.72)

51

1.48(0.95-2.29)

34

1.00(0.62-1.62)

26

2.23(1.10-4.53)

48

1.05(0.69-1.58)

18

2.02(0.90-4.51)

 

12

0.82(0.37-1.82)

47

1.41(0.90-2.20)

35

1.06(0.65-1.72)

24

2.06(1.01-4.22)

56

1.25(0.83-1.86)

11

1-31(0.54-3.17)

 

14

0.90(0.42-1.96)

68

2.09(1.37-3.19)

39

1.19(0.74-1.91)

41

3.58(1.82-7.01)

67

1.50(1.02-2.22)

22

2.75(1.25-6.04)

p-trend

 

0.867

 

0.001

 

0.448

 

<0.001

 

0.023

 

0.032

Body fat percentage

8

1.00

29

1.00

24

1.00

10

1.00

30

1.00

10

1.00

 

9

0.89(0.34-2.32)

40

1.07(0.66-1.72)

30

0.96(0.56-1.65)

18

1.41(0.65-3.05)

44

1.13(0.71-1.81)

11

0.87(0.37-2.04)

 

19

1.36(0.59-3.12)

62

1.21(0.78-1.88)

43

0.99(0.60-1.63)

36

2.06(1.02-4.17)

70

1.31(0.85-2.01)

20

1.16(0.54-2.48)

 

13

1.14(0.47-2.76)

67

1.66(1.07-2.57)

42

1.22(0.74-2.02)

37

2.69(1.33-5.43)

69

1.64(1.06-2.52)

18

1.33(0.61-2.89)

  

0.547

 

0.011

 

0.390

 

<0.001

 

0.013

 

0.332

Hip

9

1.00

32

1.00

32

1.00

8

1.00

36

1.00

11

1.00

 

13

1.36(0.58-3.18)

32

0.95(0.58-1.55)

26

0.77(0.46-1.29)

18

2.12(0.92-4.88)

44

1.15(0.74-1.79)

7

0.62(0.241.60)

 

11

1.11(0.46-2.69)

67

1.89(1.23-2.89)

38

1.06(0.66-1.70)

37

4.20(1.95-9.05)

61

1.52(1.00-2.30)

23

1.99(0.96-4.12)

 

17

1.37(0.60-3.13)

68

1.58(1.04-2.44)

44

1.02(0.64-1.62)

39

3.65(1.70-7.88)

73

1.50(1.00-2.25)

19

1.39(0.65-2.95)

p-trend

 

0.577

 

0.003

 

0.619

 

<0.001

 

0.025

 

0.102

Waist

12

1.00

34

1.00

32

1.00

11

1.00

41

1.00

10

1.00

 

11

0.80(0.35-1.83)

27

0.71(0.43-1.17)

20

0.55(0.31-0.96)

16

1.30(0.61-2.81)

33

0.71(0.45-1.12)

9

0.81(0.33-1.99)

 

12

0.80(0.36-1.79)

63

1.53(1.00-2.32)

44

1.10(0.70-1.74)

31

2.34(0.65-2.30)

67

1.32(0.90-1.96)

17

1.47(0.67-3.23)

 

15

1.00(0.46-2.16)

75

1.90(1.26-2.87)

44

1.13(0.72-1.80)

44

3.51(1.80-6.83)

73

1.50(1.02-2.22)

24

2.18(0.04-4.60)

p-trend

 

0.966

 

<0.001

 

0.155

 

<0.001

 

0.002

 

0.009

BMI

16

1.00

39

1.00

37

1.00

17

1.00

50

1.00

14

1.00

 

11

0.65(0.30-1.42)

35

0.86(0.54-1.35)

24

0.61(0.36-1.02)

21

1.19(0.63-2.26)

41

0.77(0.51-1.17)

8

0.57(0.24-1.37)

 

10

0.54(0.24-1.20)

48

1.11(0.73-1.71)

33

0.78(0.48-1.25)

23

1.22(0.65-2.30)

48

0.85(0.57-1.26)

18

1.27(0.62-2.57)

  

0.78(0.37-1.64)

77

2.04(1.38-3.03)

46

1.22(0.79-1.91)

41

2.51(1.41-4.46)

75

1.51(1.05-2.17)

20

1.62(0.80-3.24)

p-trend

 

0.420

 

<0.001

 

0.218

 

0.001

 

0.015

 

0.058

WHR

14

1.00

44

1.00

43

1.00

16

1.00

53

1.00

14

1.00

 

10

0.96(0.43-2.17)

32

1.02(0.65-1.61)

23

0.78(0.47-1.31)

17

1.49(0.75-2.96)

38

0.99(0.65-1.50)

7

0.71(0.29-1.76)

 

18

1.35(0.67-2.73)

55

1.39(0.93-2.07)

34

0.90(0.57-1.43)

35

2.49(1.38-4.51)

59

1.22(0.84-1.77)

19

1.53(0.77-3.06)

 

8

0.65(0.27-1.56)

68

1.98(1.35-2.91)

43

1.29(0.83-1.99)

34

2.76(1.52-5.04)

64

1.50(1.03-2.17)

20

1.88(0.94-3.76)

p-trend

 

0.631

 

<0.001

 

0.251

 

<0.001

 

0.021

 

0.028

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