Skip to main content
. 2007 Apr 3;96(9):1329–1334. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603712

Table 1. Sociodemographic, lifestyle and further characteristics of CRC cases, the subgroup of ESTHER study participants included in this analysis and the whole ESTHER study population.

  CRC patients
Subgroup of the ESTHER study N (%) ESTHER study population (overall) N (%)
  Colon cancer N (%) Rectal cancer N (%)    
  N=26 N=39 N=917 N=9953
Age group (years)
 <50 4 (15) 3 (8) 0  
 50–54 3 (12) 5 (13) 165 (18) 1697 (17)
 55–59 3 (12) 3 (8) 150 (16) 1689 (17)
 60–64 3 (12) 9 (23) 263 (29) 2704 (27)
 65–69 6 (23) 8 (21) 194 (21) 2279 (23)
 ⩾70 7 (27) 11 (28) 142 (16) 1565 (16)
         
Gender
 Females 9 (35) 14 (36) 525 (57) 5469 (55)
 Males 17 (65) 25 (64) 392 (43) 4484 (45)
         
Body mass index (kg m 2 )
 ⩽25 7 (27) 23 (61) 243 (27) 2706 (28)
 >25–30 12 (46) 11 (29) 398 (44) 4566 (46)
 >30 7 (27) 4 (11) 262 (29) 2564 (26)
         
Current smoking status
 Non-smoker 23 (88) 33 (87) 742 (83) 8053 (83)
 Smoker 3 (12) 5 (13) 154 (17) 1652 (17)
         
Family history of CRC
 At least 1 first degree relative with CRC NR NR 68 (7) 904 (9)
         
Neoadjuvant therapy
 Chemotherapy 1 (4) 0 NA NA
 Radiotherapy 0 14 (36) NA NA
 Both 1 (4) 1 (3) NA NA

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; NR, not reported.