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Table 6 Anthropometric factors and relative risk of colon cancer in the full cohort, 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=337

(n)

RR men n=157

(n)

RR women n=180

Height

76

1.00

32

1.00

37

1.00

 

77

1.02(0.74-1.40)

37

1.27(0.79-2.04)

59

1.23(0.81-1.86)

 

82

1.10(0.80-1.52)

40

1.07(0.67-1.72)

44

1.31(0.84-2.04)

 

102

1.37(1.00-1.88)

48

1.52(0.96-2.42)

40

1.33(0.83-2.12)

p-trend

 

0.041

 

0.137

 

0.221

Weight

65

1.00

27

1.00

31

1.00

 

72

1.11(0.79-1.56)

38

1.33(0.81-2.19)

43

1.18(0.74-1.88)

 

91

1.23(0.89-1.70)

39

1.40(0.86-2.30)

51

1.59(1.01-2.00)

 

109

1.51(1.10-2.07)

53

1.96(1.22-3.14)

55

1.39(0.89-2.17)

p-trend

 

0.007

 

0.005

 

0.088

Body fat percentage

72

1.00

24

1.00

30

1.00

 

84

1.09(0.79-1.49)

34

1.10(0.65-1.86)

38

1.14(0.70-1.85)

 

77

1.00(0.72-1.39)

44

1.05(0.64-1.73)

44

1.15(0.72-1.83)

 

107

1.04(0.76-1.43)

54

1.64(1.01-2.67)

68

1.19(0.77-1.85)

p-trend

 

0.880

 

0.039

 

0.470

Hip

59

1.00

29

1.00

30

1.00

 

66

0.92(0.65-1.31)

23

0.74(0.43-1.28)

39

0.89(0.55-1.43)

 

99

1.31(0.94-1.82)

49

1.51(0.95-2.40)

54

1.15(0.73-1.82)

 

113

1.23(0.89-1.70)

56

1.42(0.90-2.24)

68

1.00(0.63-1.57)

p-trend

 

0.049

 

0.019

 

0.725

Waist

60

1.00

27

1.00

31

1.00

 

76

1.12(0.79-1.58)

22

0.72(0.41-1.27)

38

0.83(0.51-1.35)

 

71

0.92(0.65-1.31)

51

1.57(0.98-2.50)

58

1.15(0.74-1.79)

 

130

1.63(1.18-2.24)

57

1.84(1.16-2.92)

53

0.98(0.62-1.55)

p-trend

 

0.003

 

<0.001

 

0.671

Bmi

56

1.00

33

1.00

30

1.00

 

65

1.13(0.79-1.63)

29

0.85(0.51-1.40)

40

1.13(0.70-1.82)

 

106

1.39(1.00-1.93)

40

1.10(0.69-1.76)

57

1.52(0.97-2.37)

 

110

1.61(1.16-2.24)

55

1.78(1.14-2.74)

53

1.33(084-2.10)

p-trend

 

0.001

 

0.004

 

0.134

Whr

73

1.00

32

1.00

48

1.00

 

77

1.05(0.76-1.45)

24

1.06(0.63-1.81)

33

0.85(0.54-1.32)

 

75

0.96(0.69-1.33)

52

1.84(1.18-2.87)

51

1.10(0.71-1.58)

 

112

1.61(1.18-2.20)

49

2.01(1.28-3.16)

48

1.9(0.72-1.64)

p-trend

 

0.005

 

<0.001

 

0.509

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