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. 2014 Feb 12;22(10):1208–1216. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.310

Table 4. OR and 95% CIs of age and sex adjusted and fully adjusted conditional regression models for genetic ancestry fractions and known risk factor of colorectal adenoma and adenocarcinoma.

  Adenoma Adenocarcinoma
Characteristic OR 95% CI P-values OR 95% CI P-values
Age- and sex-adjusted model
 African ancestry
  Risk variation per 10% increase 1.13 (0.99, 1.27) 0.06 1.18 (1.06, 1.31) 0.001
  P for trend   0.09     0.002  
             
 European ancestry a
  Risk variation per 10% increase 1.25 (1.08, 1.46) 0.001 0.98 (0.88, 1.10) 0.79
  P for trend   0.0004     0.91  
             
Fully adjusted model
 African ancestry Ref   Ref  
  Risk variation per 10% increase 1.12 (0.97, 1.30) 0.15 1.19 (1.05, 1.35) 0.006
  P for trend   0.08     0.003  
             
 European ancestry b
  Risk variation per 10% increase 1.25 (1.08, 1.46) 0.007 1.02 (0.90, 1.16) 0.75
  P for trend   0.001     0.68  
             
 Education attained
  None 0.77 (0.11, 5.24) 0.79 2.56 (0.89, 7.36) 0.08
  Primary school Ref   Ref  
  Secondary 1.5 (0.74, 3.06) 0.26 0.77 (0.45, 1.30) 0.4
  College 2.11 (0.78, 5.75) 0.14 0.55 (0.23, 1.31) 0.23
  University 3.82 (1.59, 9.17) 0.01 1.03 (0.60, 2.52) 0.95
             
 Colorectal cancer family history c
  Yes 1.73 (0.60, 5.02) 0.83 1.72 (0.67, 4.40) 0.74
             
 Alcohol intake (g/day) c
  <12.5 0.65 (0.30, 1.44) 0.29 1.08 (0.56, 2.07) 0.82
  12.5 0.86 (0.40, 1.83) 0.69 0.97 (0.48, 1.94) 0.92
             
 Smoking (packs/years)
  <0.5 Ref   Ref  
  0.5–0.9 0.65 (0.30, 1.44) 0.29 1.08 (0.56, 2.07) 0.82
  1 0.86 (0.40, 1.83) 0.69 0.97 (0.48, 1.94) 0.92
             
 Red meat (times/week)
  <2 Ref   Ref  
  2–4 0.87 (0.41, 1.84) 0.71 1.34 (0.67, 2.67) 0.41
  5 0.84 (0.37, 1.88) 0.67 1.66 (0.80, 3.42) 0.17
             
 Energy intake (quartile)
  Q1 Ref   Ref  
  Q2 0.81 (0.35, 1.88) 0.62 0.64 (0.31, 1.33) 0.23
  Q3 1.21 (0.49, 2.99) 0.69 0.68 (0.30, 1.52) 0.34
  Q4 1.36 (0.51, 3.65) 0.54 0.44 (0.18, 1.08) 0.09
             
 NSAID
  Yes 0.6 (0.29, 1.21) 0.15 0.93 (0.52, 1.66) 0.82
             
 Dietary fiber (quartile)
  Q1   1        
  Q2 0.81 (0.35, 1.88) 0.62 0.64 (0.31, 1.33) 0.23
  Q3 1.21 (0.49, 2.99) 0.69 0.68 (0.30, 1.52) 0.34
  Q4 1.36 (0.51, 3.65) 0.54 0.44 (0.18, 1.08) 0.07
 Physical activity (IPAQ categories)
  Low            
  Moderate 0.67 (0.34, 1.32) 0.24 0.77 (0.43, 1.37) 0.37
  High 0.76 (0.37, 1.54) 0.44 0.89 (0.50, 1.60) 0.7

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IPAC, International Physic Activity Questionnaire; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; OR, odds ratio.

a

European ancestry substitution effect (European−Amerindian ancestry) adjusted only for age, sex and city of enrollment.

b

European ancestry substitution effect (European−Amerindian ancestry) adjusted for age, sex, city of enrollment and all other factors listed.

c

Absence of the exposure considered as reference value.