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Table 7 Anthropometric factors and relative risk of rectal 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=213

(n)

RR men n=107

(n)

RR women n=106

Height

46

1.00

26

1.00

19

1.00

 

46

0.93(0.61-1.40)

27

1.13(0.66-1.93)

37

1.36(0.78-2.37)

 

61

1.22(0.83-1.81)

28

0.93(0.55-1.60)

27

1.31(0.72-2.37)

 

61

1.16(0.78-1.74)

26

1.03(0.59-1.80)

23

1.18(0.63-2.21)

p-trend

 

0.273

 

0.902

 

0.713

Weight

37

1.00

24

1.00

12

1.00

 

52

1.45(0.95-2.21)

26

1.04(0.60-1.82)

33

2.36(1.22-4.58)

 

54

1.27(0.83-1.94)

26

1.06(0.60-1.85)

27

2.34(1.18-4.62)

 

71

1.68(1.12-2.53)

31

1.26(0.73-2.16)

34

2.46(1.27-4.77)

p-trend

 

0.029

 

0.411

 

0.022

Body fatper centage

51

1.00

15

1.00

15

1.00

 

55

1.03(0.70-1.50)

19

0.98(0.50-1.94)

18

1.26(0.63-2.51)

 

38

0.73(0.48-1.12)

44

1.64(0.91-2.95)

33

2.05(1.10-3.80)

 

70

1.05(0.72-1.53)

28

1.31(0.70-2.47)

40

1.83(1.00-3.37)

p-trend

 

0.956

 

0.173

 

0.026

Hip

33

1.00

17

1.00

13

1.00

 

43

1.13(0.72-1.78)

26

1.48(0.80-2.73)

26

1.52(0.78-2.97)

 

61

1.59(103-2.44)

31

1.71(0.94-3.10)

24

1.45(0.74-2.88)

 

77

1.69(1.12-2.57)

33

1.52(0.84-2.76)

43

2.30(1.22-4.34)

p-trend

 

0.003

 

0.180

 

0.009

Waist

31

1.00

23

1.00

10

1.00

 

53

1.50(0.96-2.34)

18

0.70(0.38-1.30)

29

2.24(1.09-4.60)

 

48

1.21(0.76-1.91)

32

1.14(0.67-1.96)

34

2.38(1.17-4.83)

 

82

1.96(1.27-3.00)

34

1.26(0.74-2.169

33

2.43(1.19-4.98)

p-trend

 

0.005

 

0.160

 

0.032

Bmi

39

1.00

30

1.00

15

1.00

 

50

1.31(0.86-1.99)

18

0.57(0.32-1.03)

35

2.22(1.21-4.08)

 

51

0.99(0.65-1.51)

24

0.72(0.42-1.23)

22

1.34(0.69-2.61)

 

74

1.62(1.09-2.42)

35

1.16(0.70-1.91)

34

2.17(1.17-4.04)

p-trend

 

0.044

 

0.407

 

0.093

Whr

44

1.00

33

1.00

29

1.00

 

43

0.96(0.63-1.47)

21

0.86(0.50-1.49)

28

1.36(0.79-2.34)

 

64

1.31(0.89-1.94)

24

0.77(0.45-1.31)

25

1.02(0.58-1.79)

 

62

1.32(0.88-1.99)

29

1.04(0.62-1.72)

29

1.35(0.79-2.34)

p-trend

 

0.082

 

0.952

 

0.475

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