Table 1.

Distribution of colorectal cancer risk factors among VITAL cohort participants and cases

Characteristics	Cases (N=674)		Cohort (N=73,458)
	N	%	N	%
Age at Baseline (yrs)
50-<55	59	8. 8	17,227	23 .5
55-<60	86	12.8	16,751	22.8
60-<65	109	16.2	13,412	18.3
65-<70	174	25.8	12,055	16.4
70+	246	36.5	14,013	19.1
Sex
Female	343	50 .9	38,481	52 .4
Male	331	49.1	34,977	47.6
Education
High school or less	210	31 .8	14,416	20 .0
Some college	239	36.2	27,665	38.3
College graduate or higher	211	32.0	30,162	41.8
Race/Ethnicity
White	607	90 .1	67,403	91 .8
Hispanic	4	0.6	635	0.9
Black	16	2.4	912	1.2
Other	47	7.0	4,508	6.1
Body Mass Index(kg2/m)
Normal Weight(<25)	207	32 .2	24,428	34 .3
Overweight(≥25-<30)	248	38.6	29,264	41.1
Obese(>30-<35)	127	19.8	11,790	16.6
Severely Obese(>35)	61	9.5	5,707	8.0
Alcohol Drinks (drinks)
None - <1 per month	252	38 .4	26,934	37 .6
≥1 per month - ≤4 per week	174	26.5	21,246	29.6
>4 per week - <2 per day	128	19.5	15,422	21.5
≥2 per day	102	15.6	8,096	11.3
Fruit and Vegetable Intake (servings/day)
0-<2.04	163	27.4	16,715	25 .0
2.04-<3.16	165	27.7	16,715	25.0
3.16-<4.79	138	23.2	16,715	25.0
≥4.79	129	21.7	16,714	25.0
Red/Processed Meat Intake (oz/week)
0-<8.56	126	21.2	16,715	25.0
8.56-<16.55	157	26.4	16,715	25.0
16.55-<27.80	135	22.7	16,715	25.0
≥27.80	177	29.8	16,714	25.0
History of Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy (last 10 yrs)
Yes	330	49.6	40,957	56.2
No	336	50.5	31,890	43.8
Family History of CRC
Yes	98	14.7	8,328	11.4
No	568	85.3	64,497	88.6