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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 21;164(11):1085–1093. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj324

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the population (n = 68,442) by mean (standard deviation) or percent, unless otherwise specified, according to quartiles of factor scores for each pattern, France, 1993–2000

Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4 p value*
Healthy pattern
 Age† (years)
 Body mass index† (kg/m2)
 Energy intake (kcal/day)
 Family history of colorectal cancer (%)
 Sedentary lifestyle† (%)
 No high education (%)
 Current smokers† (%)
 Former smokers† (%)
 Adenoma (no. (%))
 High-risk adenoma (no. (%))
 Colorectal cancer (no. (%))
52.7 (6.9)
22.5 (3.2)
1,853.3 (510.0)
12.41
44.11
13.40
15.20
19.49
124 (2.33)
46 (0.92)
48 (0.07)
52.8 (6.7)
22.8 (3.2)
1,967.9 (500.6)
12.34
37.41
11.32
13.90
22.36
132 (2.48)
42 (0.84)
45 (0.07)
52.8 (6.6)
23.1 (3.3)
2,065.1 (516.3)
12.76
34.60
10.84
13.70
23.98
140 (2.63)
46 (0.92)
40 (0.06)
52.7 (6.4)
23.6 (3.6)
2,229.2 (551.6)
11.96
30.61
10.87
14.24
26.17
120 (2.26)
41 (0.82)
39 (0.06)
0.30
<0.001
<0.001
0.41
<0.001
<0.001
0.01
0.01
0.19
0.27
0.28
Western pattern
 Age† (years)
 Body mass index† (kg/m2)
Energy intake (kcal/day)
 Family history of colorectal cancer (%)
 Sedentary lifestyle† (%)
 No high education (%)
 Current smokers† (%)
 Former smokers† (%)
 Adenoma (no. (%))
 High-risk adenoma (no. (%))
 Colorectal cancer (no. (%))
54.5 (6.8)
23.3 (3.4)
1,555.4 (356.3)
12.28
38.78
13.31
15.11
24.72
133 (2.50)
45 (0.90)
42 (0.06)
53.4 (6.7)
23.0 (3.2)
1,858.5 (339.0)
12.72
37.07
11.44
13.79
22.07
123 (2.31)
46 (0.92)
40 (0.06)
52.2 (6.5)
22.8 (3.2)
2,124.4 (362.6)
12.23
35.42
10.88
13.70
22.76
134 (2.52)
46 (0.92)
53 (0.08)
50.8 (6.0)
23.0 (3.5)
2,577.2 (470.3)
12.24
35.46
10.82
14.44
22.45
126 (2.37)
38 (0.76)
37 (0.05)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.58
<0.001
<0.001
0.08
0.01
0.97
0.57
0.94
Drinker pattern
 Age† (years)
 Body mass index† (kg/m2)
 Energy intake (kcal/day)
 Family history of colorectal cancer (%)
 Sedentary lifestyle† (%)
 No high education (%)
 Current smokers† (%)
 Former smokers† (%)
 Adenoma (no. (%))
 High-risk adenoma (no. (%))
 Colorectal cancer (no. (%))
54.0 (6.9)
22.6 (3.2)
2,088.1 (523.5)
12.37
38.20
12.78
6.30
16.63
124 (2.33)
47 (0.94)
37 (0.05)
53.0 (6.7)
22.9 (3.3)
1,947.2 (509.5)
12.40
37.25
12.12
10.92
21.63
130 (2.44)
39 (0.78)
47 (0.07)
52.3 (6.5)
23.1 (3.4)
1,968.7 (525.5)
12.03
35.77
11.21
15.65
25.37
119 (2.24)
42 (0.84)
50 (0.07)
51.7 (6.2)
23.4 (3.5)
2,111.5 (571.9)
12.67
35.51
10.33
24.25
28.42
143 (2.69)
47 (0.94)
38 (0.06)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.64
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.05
0.43
0.83
Meat eaters pattern
 Age† (years)
 Body mass index† (kg/m2)
 Energy intake (kcal/day)
 Family history of colorectal cancer (%)
 Sedentary lifestyle† (%)
 No high education (%)
 Current smokers† (%)
 Former smokers† (%)
 Adenoma (no. (%))
 High-risk adenoma (no. (%))
 Colorectal cancer (no. (%))
53.0 (6.6)
22.5 (3.1)
1,886.5 (534.8)
11.85
32.14
9.64
15.62
24.58
111 (2.09)
37 (0.74)
29 (0.04)
53.0 (6.7)
22.8 (3.2)
1,932.5 (503.9)
11.91
35.47
11.06
14.15
23.11
143 (2.69)
55 (1.10)
36 (0.05)
52.7 (6.6)
23.1 (3.3)
2,044.0 (505.0)
12.61
37.85
12.06
13.49
22.21
126 (2.37)
38 (0.76)
55 (0.08)
52.4 (6.5)
23.8 (3.6)
2,252.4 (531.8)
13.10
41.27
13.67
13.80
22.12
136 (2.56)
45 (0.90)
52 (0.08)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.22
0.75
0.003
*

χ2 test for ordinal qualitative variables and linear regression for continuous variables.

†

At baseline.