Table 1. Baseline characteristics by categories of height and body shapes at ages 5, 10 and 20 years.

	Height (inches)		Pictogram at age 5 years		Pictogram at age 10 years		Pictogram at age 20 years
	50-<62	≥68	#1	≥#6	#1	≥#6	#1	≥#6
N	2721	5154	8174	532	6219	1043	1664	1062
Age at baseline (not standardized)	38.1	37.9	38.4	38.8	38.4	38.7	39	37.7
Age at most recent endoscopy (not standardized)	48.7	48.5	48.9	49.5	49.0	49.1	49.8	48
Smoking status
Never smoker (%)	65	62	65	54	66	53	63	55
Past smoker (%)	24	27	24	30	24	30	25	28
Current smoker (%)	11	11	11	16	10	16	12	17
Packyears of smoking at baseline	4	5	4	7	4	7	5	7
Premenopausal (%)	95	95	94	94	94	93	95	92
Family history of colorectal cancer (%)	15	16	15	15	15	16	14	16
Reason for most recent endoscopy is screening (%)	48	49	48	45	48	45	46	43
Height (inches)	60	69	65	65	65	65	65	65
BMI at baseline (kg/m2)	25	25	24	29	23	28	22	32
BMI at age 18 years (kg/m2)	22	21	20	26	19	25	18	29
Physical activity at baseline (MET-hours/week)	24	23	23	25	24	23	24	23
Physical activity between ages 12 and 22 MET-hours/week)	43	48	47	43	48	39	47	36
Aspirin use at baseline 2 or more times/week (%)	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	14
Total Calories kcal	1738	1816	1781	1781	1791	1786	1781	1759
Alcohol gm	2.6	3.4	3.2	2.5	3.3	2.9	3.2	2.5
Protein gma	87	87	86	91	85	90.9	84	91.3
Carbohydrates gm a	226	225	226	220	227	219	230	217
Total Fat gm a	63	63	63	63.6	63	63.8	62	64.9
Fiber gm a	18	19	18	19.2	18	19.3	18	19
Calcium mg a	992	1059	1000	1100	995	1079	984	1066
Folate mcg a	456	481	459	504	460	485	459	473

^aDietary intake variables adjusted for energy intake by residual method; BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent