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. 2014 Sep 5;24(5):370–378. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20130168

Table 7. Hazard ratio for colorectal cancer incidence for analysis of coffee consumption, stratified by sex and age.

Coffee consumption Men Women
40–59 years 60–79 years 40–59 years 60–79 years
Number
of cases		 HRa P
value		 Number
of cases		 HRa P
value		 Number
of cases		 HRa P
value		 Number
of cases		 HRa P
value
For colon cancer incidence
 <1 cup/day 103 1.00   137 1.00   75 1.00   179 1.00  
 1 cup/day 22 0.91 0.70 22 1.11 0.65 20 0.91 0.72 26 0.91 0.64
 2–3 cups/day 31 0.86 0.46 27 1.52 0.05 14 0.63 0.12 13 0.81 0.48
 ≥4 cups/day 9 1.24 0.55 4 1.73 0.28 3 0.98 0.98 2 2.80 0.15
 P for trend     0.89     0.03     0.21     0.84
For rectum cancer incidence
 <1 cup/day 52 1.00   87 1.00   30 1.00   52 1.00  
 1 cup/day 18 1.57 0.10 10 0.82 0.55 7 0.93 0.87 6 0.74 0.49
 2–3 cups/day 21 1.27 0.37 9 0.81 0.54 11 1.51 0.26 6 1.38 0.46
 ≥4 cups/day 4 1.30 0.62 1 0.73 0.75 0 0.00 0.99 0 0.00 0.99
 P for trend     0.41     0.47     0.62     0.68
For colorectal cancer incidence
 <1 cup/day 155 1.00   224 1.00   105 1.00   231 1.00  
 1 cup/day 40 1.13 0.50 32 1.00 1.00 27 0.92 0.69 32 0.87 0.47
 2–3 cups/day 52 0.99 0.95 36 1.24 0.24 25 0.86 0.51 19 0.94 0.78
 ≥4 cups/day 13 1.27 0.42 5 1.36 0.50 3 0.76 0.64 2 2.25 0.26
 P for trend     0.70     0.19     0.44     0.98

HR, hazard ratio.

aHazard ratio was adjusted for smoking, drinking, family history of colorectal cancer, education, body mass index, walking time, and regular meat consumption.