Table 4.
Analysis of Exercise and Polyp Prevalence with BMI and Ethnicity subsets
| Colonoscopy Finding |
Sedentary |
Active |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 434 | N = 548 | ||
| Any polyp | |||
|
BMI <25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
24 (5.5) |
22 (4.0) |
0.144 |
| Black, n (%) |
6 (1.4) |
6 (1.1) |
0.434 |
| Asian, n (%) |
16 (3.7) |
11 (2.0) |
0.465 |
| White, n (%) |
2 (0.5) |
1 (0.2) |
0.476 |
|
BMI ≥ 25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
52 (12.0) |
55 (10.0) |
0.275 |
| Black, n (%) |
17 (3.9) |
17 (3.1) |
0.196 |
| Asian, n (%) |
19 (4.4) |
11 (2.0) |
0.239 |
| White, n (%) |
2 (0.5) |
5 (0.9) |
0.551 |
| Any adenoma | |||
|
BMI <25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
13 (3.0) |
14 (2.6) |
0.424 |
| Black, n (%) |
3 (0.7) |
4 (0.7) |
0.826 |
| Asian, n (%) |
8 (1.8) |
7 (1.3) |
0.988 |
| White, n (%) |
0 |
1 (0.2) |
0.329 |
|
BMI ≥ 25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
35 (8.1) |
20 (3.6) |
0.003 |
| Black, n (%) |
11 (2.5) |
13 (2.4) |
0.432 |
| Asian, n (%) |
6 (1.4) |
9 (1.6) |
0.146 |
| White, n (%) |
2 (0.5) |
2 (0.4) |
0.624 |
| Advanced adenoma | |||
|
BMI <25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
6 (1.4) |
6 (1.1) |
0.622 |
| Black, n (%) |
2 (0.5) |
1 (0.2) |
0.312 |
| Asian, n (%) |
0 |
1 (0.2) |
0.289 |
| White, n (%) |
0 |
1 (0.2) |
0.329 |
|
BMI ≥ 25 | |||
| Hispanic, n (%) |
7 (1.6) |
6 (1.1) |
0.351 |
| Black, n (%) |
6 (1.4) |
1 (0.2) |
0.021 |
| Asian, n (%) |
0 |
1 (0.2) |
0.242 |
| White, n (%) | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 0.068 |
Note. Categorical variables were analyzed with Chi-Square test or the Fisher exact test (for sample sizes of n < 5 responses).