Table 1.
Characteristics of women with complete information on genetic data in HUNT2 and HUNT3.
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 36,631 |
| Age (years) | 47.6 ± 17.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 ± 4.7 |
| Number of lung cancer cases (%) | 468 (1.3) |
| Lung adenocarcinoma cases (%) | 174 (0.5) |
| Lung non-adenocarcinoma cases (%) | 294 (0.8) |
| Number of colorectal cancer cases (%) | 984 (2.7) |
| Colon cases (%) | 733 (2.0) |
| Rectal cases (%) | 251 (0.7) |
| Smoking status, % (never/ever/unknown) | 46.6/51.7/1.7 |
| Passive smoking, % (never/ever/unknown) | 21.1/77.9/1.1 |
| Alcohol consumption, % (never/ever/unknown) | 35.3/60.9/3.8 |
| Physical activity, % (inactive/active/unknown) | 21.7/49.1/29.2 |
| Total sitting time daily (hours), % (0–7/≥8/unknown) | 59.2/26.5/14.3 |
| Family history of cancer, % (no/yes/unknown) | 71.6/27.7/0.7 |
| Reported COPD, % (no/yes) | 98.1/1.9 |
| History of diabetes, % (no/yes/unknown) | 96.8/3.1/0.1 |
Data are given as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables. Information on lifestyle factors were derived from questionnaires in HUNT. If women participated in both HUNT2 and HUNT3 surveys, data were retrieved from HUNT2 if available.
BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.