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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 May;55(5):532–540. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31824b5feb

Table 4.

Associations between genetic summary score, BMI, physical activity, and diet and risk of colon and rectal cancer


Controls Cases Controls Cases Controls Cases



Summary Scores N N OR (95% CI) N N OR (95% CI) N N OR (95% CI)
Genotypes BMI

Normal (<25) Overweight (25–29) Obese (30+)

Colon (17 – 30) 105 27 1.00 112 63 2.18 (1.29,3.68) 58 27 1.77 (0.94,3.30)
(31 – 38) 419 237 2.21 (1.41,3.48) 443 261 2.28 (1.45,3.58) 211 179 3.29 (2.05,5.25)
(39 – 43) 165 166 3.99 (2.48,6.43) 169 197 4.50 (2.81,7.22) 106 142 5.21 (3.18,8.53)
(44 – 56) 69 74 4.24 (2.48,7.26) 72 109 6.01 (3.57,10.10) 23 68 11.38 (6.02,21.51)
Rectal (4 – 11) 76 26 1.00 88 35 1.12 (0.62,2.04) 52 23 1.25 (0.64,2.43)
(12 – 15) 116 93 2.30 (1.36,3.88) 172 114 1.86 (1.12,3.09) 101 75 2.08 (1.22,3.57)
(16 – 19) 94 85 2.62 (1.53,4.48) 118 100 2.37 (1.41,4.00) 58 78 3.76 (2.14,6.61)
(20 – 28) 25 39 4.49 (2.29,8.80) 30 53 4.91 (2.60,9.27) 24 28 3.21 (1.58,6.51)

Physical Activity

Low Intermediate High
Colon (17 – 30) 81 34 1.00 104 43 0.99 (0.58,1.70) 91 40 1.06 (0.61,1.84)
(31 – 38) 296 228 1.91 (1.23,2.96) 374 233 1.50 (0.97,2.33) 405 217 1.28 (0.82,1.98)
(39 – 43) 131 180 3.45 (2.17,5.47) 157 184 2.81 (1.78,4.43) 152 144 2.30 (1.44,3.66)
(44 – 56) 43 77 4.54 (2.62,7.87) 60 95 3.91 (2.33,6.57) 62 80 3.06 (1.81,5.17)
Rectal (4 – 11) 39 25 1.00 77 26 0.51 (0.26,0.99) 100 33 0.49 (0.26,0.93)
(12 – 15) 88 72 1.28 (0.71,2.31) 143 97 0.99 (0.56,1.75) 161 113 1.03 (0.58,1.80)
(16 – 19) 59 85 2.26 (1.23,4.14) 86 86 1.51 (0.84,2.72) 127 95 1.08 (0.61,1.92)
(20 – 28) 15 34 3.54 (1.60,7.81) 31 44 2.06 (1.04,4.09) 33 44 1.93 (0.98,3.81)

Western Diet

Low Intermediate High
Colon (17 – 30) 60 21 1.00 143 57 1.11 (0.62,2.00) 73 39 1.49 (0.79,2.81)
(31 – 38) 241 117 1.35 (0.79,2.34) 576 363 1.79 (1.07,3.00) 258 198 2.18 (1.27,3.71)
(39 – 43) 117 78 1.90 (1.07,3.39) 228 284 3.56 (2.09,6.03) 95 146 4.32 (2.46,7.59)
(44 – 56) 35 39 3.09 (1.57,6.08) 96 139 4.26 (2.42,7.48) 34 74 6.09 (3.19,11.63)
Rectal (4 – 11) 62 16 1.00 94 94 33 1.35 (0.69,2.67) 60 35 2.18 (1.09,4.37)
(12 – 15) 107 68 2.43 (1.30,4.57) 169 114 2.58 (1.41,4.70) 116 100 3.22 (1.73,5.97)
(16 – 19) 87 65 2.85 (1.51,5.40) 119 126 4.01 (2.19,7.36) 66 75 4.26 (2.23,8.14)
(20 – 28) 25 32 4.81 (2.25,10.28) 31 46 5.60 (2.74,11.47) 23 44 7.14 (3.37,15.12)

Prudent Diet

Low Intermediate High
Colon (17 – 30) 63 26 1.00 140 66 1.07 (0.62,1.85) 73 25 0.78 (0.41,1.48)
(31 – 38) 229 183 1.92 (1.17,3.17) 587 336 1.33 (0.83,2.15) 259 159 1.36 (0.83,2.25)
(39 – 43) 114 142 3.00 (1.78,5.06) 225 269 2.79 (1.70,4.56) 101 97 2.16 (1.26,3.70)
(44 – 56) 36 57 3.91 (2.10,7.27) 91 138 3.56 (2.09,6.06) 38 57 3.37 (1.81,6.26)
Rectal (4 – 11) 68 35 1.00 93 28 0.56 (0.31,1.01) 55 21 0.70 (0.37,1.35)
(12 – 15) 99 93 1.81 (1.10,2.98) 176 125 1.32 (0.83,2.11) 117 64 0.99 (0.59,1.65)
(16 – 19) 96 86 1.71 (1.03,2.82) 121 105 1.61 (0.99,2.63) 55 75 2.49 (1.45,4.27)
(20 – 28) 26 40 2.92 (1.54,5.55) 32 50 2.88 (1.57,5.27) 21 32 2.72 (1.36,5.42)

Calcium Intake

Low Intermediate High
Colon (17 – 30) 65 25 1.00 143 72 1.31 (0.76,2.25) 68 20 0.77 (0.39,1.53)
(31 – 38) 265 185 1.81 (1.10,2.98) 537 323 1.58 (0.97,2.56) 273 170 1.66 (1.01,2.75)
(39 – 43) 126 144 3.02 (1.79,5.08) 211 259 3.25 (1.98,5.35) 103 105 2.67 (1.56,4.57)
(44 – 56) 48 67 3.70 (2.04,6.70) 84 123 3.94 (2.29,6.77) 33 62 4.89 (2.61,9.18)
Rectal (4 – 11) 53 14 1.00 109 47 1.59 (0.80,3.15) 54 23 1.54 (0.71,3.32)
(12 – 15) 83 63 2.79 (1.42,5.47) 211 140 2.43 (1.30,4.56) 98 79 2.90 (1.50,5.64)
(16 – 19) 73 79 4.01 (2.05,7.84) 129 130 3.70 (1.95,7.01) 70 57 2.92 (1.46,5.81)
(20 – 28) 16 30 6.98 (2.99,16.29) 37 63 6.13 (2.99,12.56) 26 29 3.99 (1.80,8.84)

Dietary Fiber Intake

Low Intermediate High
Colon (17 – 30) 61 34 1.00 161 55 0.58 (0.34,0.98) 54 28 0.87 (0.47,1.63)
(31 – 38) 278 195 1.23 (0.78,1.94) 553 332 1.04 (0.67,1.62) 244 151 1.06 (0.66,1.69)
(39 – 43) 118 138 2.06 (1.26,3.35) 222 260 2.04 (1.29,3.23) 100 110 1.89 (1.14,3.12)
(44 – 56) 46 62 2.35 (1.33,4.16) 84 122 2.62 (1.58,4.34) 35 68 3.26 (1.81,5.87)
Rectal (4 – 11) 56 26 1.00 93 35 0.79 (0.43,1.46) 67 23 0.70 (0.36,1.37)
(12 – 15) 74 83 2.36 (1.35,4.14) 191 121 1.32 (0.79,2.23) 127 78 1.25 (0.72,2.17)
(16 – 19) 85 71 1.77 (1.01,3.11) 121 132 2.26 (1.33,3.83) 66 63 1.97 (1.10,3.53)
(20 – 28) 17 32 4.05 (1.91,8.59) 39 55 2.87 (1.54,5.35) 23 35 3.09 (1.52,6.25)

Adjusted for age, center, race, and sex.