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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2015 Apr 23;137(7):1719–1728. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29533

Table 2.

Risk prediction models for high-risk colorectal adenoma at first-time screening colonoscopy

Men
Women
Characteristic Case/Non-case (330/4551) OR (95% CI) P* Case/Non-case (678/17292) OR (95% CI) P*
Age, yrs
    <55 17/639 1.00 -- <0.001 61/1550 1.00 -- 0.10
    55-59 62/1195 2.00 (1.15,3.47) 105/3347 0.85 (0.61,1.17)
    60-64 84/1019 3.08 (1.80,5.29) 172/4781 0.96 (0.71,1.31)
    65-69 73/750 3.42 (1.97,5.91) 165/3882 1.13 (0.83,1.54)
    ≥70 94/948 3.64 (2.13,6.23) 175/3732 1.26 (0.92,1.73)
Family history of colorectal cancer 65/719 1.43 (1.07,1.91) 0.01 193/3814 1.41 (1.18,1.67) <0.001
BMI, kg/m 2
    Quartile 1 54/1192 1.00 -- <0.001 149/4349 1.00 -- 0.14
    Quartile 2 90/1172 1.59 (1.12,2.26) 167/4338 1.14 (0.91,1.43)
    Quartile 3 87/1050 1.69 (1.18,2.41) 181/4330 1.23 (0.99,1.54)
    Quartile 4 99/1137 1.73 (1.22,2.47) 181/4275 1.29 (1.03,1.61)
Aspirin (regular vs non-regular) 121/1801 0.78 (0.62,0.99) 0.03 253/6901 0.88 (0.75,1.04) 0.15
NSAIDs (regular vs non-regular) 64/1110 0.70 (0.53,0.93) 0.02 238/7186 0.77 (0.65,0.91) 0.001
Smoking, pack-years
    Never smoked 121/2101 1.00 -- 0.008 283/7950 1.00 -- <0.001
    1-4 36/646 0.91 (0.62,1.35) 61/1910 0.93 (0.70,1.24)
    5-19 66/839 1.29 (0.94,1.77) 132/3380 1.11 (0.90,1.37)
    20-39 69/674 1.46 (1.06,2.01) 122/2683 1.25 (1.00,1.55)
    ≥40 38/291 1.64 (1.10,2.45) 80/1369 1.50 (1.15,1.95)
Physical activity
    Low 145/1534 1.00 -- 0.06
    Moderate 98/1486 0.81 (0.62,1.07)
    High 87/1531 0.70 (0.53,0.94)
Sitting watching TV/VCR, h/d
    <0.5 78/1267 1.00 -- 0.004
    0.5-<2 110/1831 1.03 (0.76,1.39)
    ≥2 142/1453 1.49 (1.11,1.99)
Alcohol*Multivitamin
    <5 g/d, never used multivitamin 25/392 1.00 -- 0.08
    <5 g/d, ever used multivitamin 104/1602 1.03 (0.65,1.62)
    5-29 g/d, never used multivitamin 34/356 1.44 (0.84,2.49)
    5-29 g/d, ever used multivitamin 121/1675 1.19 (0.75,1.88)
    ≥30 g/d, never used multivitamin 15/92 2.32 (1.15,4.66)
    ≥30 g/d, ever used multivitamin 31/434 1.02 (0.59,1.79)
Calcium, mg/d§
    <300 139/2881 1.00 -- 0.07
    300-599 132/3173 0.88 (0.69,1.13)
    ≥600 407/11238 0.80 (0.66,0.98)
Oral contraceptive (ever vs never) 346/9728 0.89 (0.76,1.05) 0.03
Alcohol (≥30 vs <30 g/d) 40/712 1.32 (0.95,1.85) 0.09
Beef/pork/lamb as main dish, servings
    <2/mo 163/4506 1.00 -- 0.05
    2/mo-<2/wk 286/7558 1.08 (0.88,1.31)
    ≥2/wk 229/5228 1.26 (1.02,1.55)
*

P-value for stepwise selection.

BMI quartile cutoff points in men: 24.1, 25.9, 28.2 kg/m2; in women: 22.9, 25.8, 29.3 kg/m2.

Physical activity was defined by levels of brisk walking (walking speed ≥3 miles/hr) and vigorous activity (activities with ≥6 metabolic equivalents including running, jogging, bicycling, swimming, tennis, squash, racquetball and aerobics). Low: 0-4.9 hrs of brisk walking per week and no vigorous activity; moderate: 0-4.9 hrs of brisk walking and 0.1-2.9 hrs of vigorous activity; high: ≥5 hrs of brisk walking or ≥3 hrs of vigorous activity.

§

Calcium intake was the sum of calcium intake from supplement and food. Calcium from food was derived by multiplying the total daily intake of milk, yogurt and fortified orange juice by 300mg.