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. 2012 Jun 15;4(6):125–130. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i6.125

Table 2.

Relative risk of colorectal cancer occurrence in a proband associated with different constellations of family history[33]

No. of FDRs with CRC No. of SDRs with CRC No. of TDRs with CRC Relative risk (95% CI)
1 0 0 1.76 (1.63-1.89)
2 - - 3.01 (2.66-3.38)
0 2 - 1.20 (1.05-1.38)
1 1 - 2.12 (1.90-2.35)
1 2 - 2.31 (1.80-2.93)
0 1 2 1.33 (1.13-1.55)

FDR: First-degree relative; SDR: Second- degree relative; TDR: Third- degree relative; CI: Confidence interval; CRC: Colorectal cancer.