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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2011 Jul 29;4(10):1686–1697. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0191

Table 5.

Association of meat-derived mutagen exposure and risk of polyps, the Tennessee Colorectal Polyp Study (TCPS), 2003–2010.

Exposure
amount
Controls
(N=3,764)
Any polyps
(N=2,543)
Polyp groups
Adenomas (N= 1,881)
HPP only (N=662)
n n OR (95% CI)1 n OR (95% CI)1 n OR (95% CI)1
MeIQx (ng/day)
≤12.2 1041 499 1.0 (reference) 370 1.0 (reference) 129 1.0 (reference)
12.3–32.9 906 552 1.2(1.0–1.4) 410 1.2(1.0–1.4) 142 1.2(0.9–1.5)
33.0–70.0 909 645 1.3(1.1–1.5) 468 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 177 1.3(1.0–1.7)
≥70.1 908 847 1.4(1.2–1.6) 633 1.4(1.2–1.7) 214 1.3 (1.0–1.7)
P-trend <0.001 <0.001 0.022
PhIP (ng/day)
≤73.3 1038 571 1.0 (reference) 426 1.0 (reference) 145 1.0 (reference)
79.4–169.3 908 554 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 412 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 142 1.1 (0.8–1.4)
169.4–339.3 909 691 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 502 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 189 1.3 (1.0–1.7)
≥339.4 909 727 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 541 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 186 1.2(0.9–1.6)
P-trend <0.001 0.001 0.053
DiMeIQx (ng/day)
≤0.82 1039 577 1.0 (reference) 433 1.0 (reference) 144 1.0 (reference)
0.83–2.74 909 560 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 413 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 147 1.0(0.8–1.3)
2.75–5.95 908 597 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 432 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 165 1.1 (0.9–1.5)
≥5.96 908 809 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 603 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 206 1.3 (1.0–1.6)
P-trend <0.001 0.001 0.034
Benzo[α]pyrene (ng/day)
≤8.93 1038 551 1.0 (reference) 411 1.0 (reference) 140 1.0 (reference)
8.94–31.9 909 633 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 462 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 171 1.2(0.9–1.6)
32.0–79.8 909 645 1.2(1.0–1.4) 481 1.2(1.0–1.4) 164 1.2(0.9–1.5)
≥79.9 908 714 1.2(1.0–1.4) 527 1.2(1.0–1.5) 187 1.2(0.9–1.5)
P-trend 0.026 0.027 0.434
Mutageneity index
≤2,556 1038 520 1.0 (reference) 404 1.0 (reference) 125 1.0 (reference)
2,557–5,851 908 518 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 414 1.2(1.0–1.4) 168 1.5 (1.1–1.9)
5,852- 909 668 1.4(1.2–1.6) 495 1.4(1.2–1.6) 167 1.4(1.1–1.8)
≥111,021 909 837 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 568 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 202 1.5 (1.2–1.9)
P-trend <0.001 <0.001 0.008

HPP: hyperplastic polyp.

1

Adjusted for age, sex, race, study sites, educational attainment, indications for colonoscopy, smoking, alcohol consumption, BMI, physical activity, regular NSAIDs use, total energy intake, and recruitment before or after colonoscopy.