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. 2012 Oct 16;3:23. doi: 10.1186/2042-6410-3-23

Table 7.

Anthropometric factors and relative risk of rectal cancer in the full cohort, women and men

Anthropometric factor (quartiles) (n) RR all n=213 (n) RR men n=107 (n) RR women n=106
Height
46
1.00
26
1.00
19
1.00
 
46
0.93(0.61-1.40)
27
1.13(0.66-1.93)
37
1.36(0.78-2.37)
 
61
1.22(0.83-1.81)
28
0.93(0.55-1.60)
27
1.31(0.72-2.37)
 
61
1.16(0.78-1.74)
26
1.03(0.59-1.80)
23
1.18(0.63-2.21)
p-trend
 
0.273
 
0.902
 
0.713
Weight
37
1.00
24
1.00
12
1.00
 
52
1.45(0.95-2.21)
26
1.04(0.60-1.82)
33
2.36(1.22-4.58)
 
54
1.27(0.83-1.94)
26
1.06(0.60-1.85)
27
2.34(1.18-4.62)
 
71
1.68(1.12-2.53)
31
1.26(0.73-2.16)
34
2.46(1.27-4.77)
p-trend
 
0.029
 
0.411
 
0.022
Body fatper centage
51
1.00
15
1.00
15
1.00
 
55
1.03(0.70-1.50)
19
0.98(0.50-1.94)
18
1.26(0.63-2.51)
 
38
0.73(0.48-1.12)
44
1.64(0.91-2.95)
33
2.05(1.10-3.80)
 
70
1.05(0.72-1.53)
28
1.31(0.70-2.47)
40
1.83(1.00-3.37)
p-trend
 
0.956
 
0.173
 
0.026
Hip
33
1.00
17
1.00
13
1.00
 
43
1.13(0.72-1.78)
26
1.48(0.80-2.73)
26
1.52(0.78-2.97)
 
61
1.59(103-2.44)
31
1.71(0.94-3.10)
24
1.45(0.74-2.88)
 
77
1.69(1.12-2.57)
33
1.52(0.84-2.76)
43
2.30(1.22-4.34)
p-trend
 
0.003
 
0.180
 
0.009
Waist
31
1.00
23
1.00
10
1.00
 
53
1.50(0.96-2.34)
18
0.70(0.38-1.30)
29
2.24(1.09-4.60)
 
48
1.21(0.76-1.91)
32
1.14(0.67-1.96)
34
2.38(1.17-4.83)
 
82
1.96(1.27-3.00)
34
1.26(0.74-2.169
33
2.43(1.19-4.98)
p-trend
 
0.005
 
0.160
 
0.032
Bmi
39
1.00
30
1.00
15
1.00
 
50
1.31(0.86-1.99)
18
0.57(0.32-1.03)
35
2.22(1.21-4.08)
 
51
0.99(0.65-1.51)
24
0.72(0.42-1.23)
22
1.34(0.69-2.61)
 
74
1.62(1.09-2.42)
35
1.16(0.70-1.91)
34
2.17(1.17-4.04)
p-trend
 
0.044
 
0.407
 
0.093
Whr
44
1.00
33
1.00
29
1.00
 
43
0.96(0.63-1.47)
21
0.86(0.50-1.49)
28
1.36(0.79-2.34)
 
64
1.31(0.89-1.94)
24
0.77(0.45-1.31)
25
1.02(0.58-1.79)
 
62
1.32(0.88-1.99)
29
1.04(0.62-1.72)
29
1.35(0.79-2.34)
p-trend   0.082   0.952   0.475

Adjusted for age, level of education, smoking habits and alcohol consumption.