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. 2016 Mar 14;22(10):2981–2992. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i10.2981

Table 2.

Risk factors of colorectal adenoma in this study population n (%)

Variable Number of persons
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis1
Non-adenoma Adenoma OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value
(n = 2264) (n = 555)
Males 1530 (67.6) 458 (82.5) 2.27 (1.79-2.87) < 0.001 1.88 (1.35-2.61) < 0.001
Age (yr)
≥ 50 741 (32.7) 302 (54.4) 1 < 0.001 1
45-49 386 (17.0) 105 (18.9) 0.67 (0.52-0.86) 0.64 (0.49-0.84) 0.001
40-44 504 (22.3) 87 (15.7) 0.42 (0.33-0.55) 0.40 (0.30-0.53) < 0.001
< 40 633 (28.0) 61 (11.0) 0.24 (0.18-0.32) 0.25 (0.18-0.34) < 0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)
mean ± SD 23.6 ± 3.2 24.4 ± 3.0
< 25 1468 (64.8) 321 (57.8) 1 < 0.001 1
25.0-29.9 624 (27.6) 203 (36.6) 1.52 (1.25-1.86) 0.94 (0.72-1.23) 0.644
≥ 30 76 (3.4) 18 (3.2) 1.11 (0.65-1.88) 0.68 (0.37-1.24) 0.204
Waist circumference (cm)
mean ± SD 82.6 ± 9.4 85.5 ± 8.7
Male < 90, female < 80 1658 (73.2) 353 (63.6) 1 < 0.001 1
Male ≥ 90, female ≥ 80 606 (6.8) 202 (36.4) 1.57 (1.28-1.91) 1.50 (1.14-1.97) 0.004
Diabetes mellitus 144 (6.4) 57 (10.3) 1.69 (1.22-2.33) 0.001 1.12 (0.79-1.57) 0.533
Hypertension 623 (27.5) 229 (41.3) 1.85 (1.53-2.24) < 0.001 1.27 (0.96-1.67) 0.095
Metabolic syndrome 308 (13.6) 110 (19.8) 1.57 (1.23-2.00) < 0.001 0.86 (0.59-1.26) 0.445
hsCRP
< 0.10 1 0.020 1
≥ 0.10 1.25 (1.04-1.51) 1.05 (0.82-1.34) 0.725
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
mean ± SD 119.7 ± 85.8 138.1 ± 91.0
< 150 1742 (76.9) 376 (67.7) 1 < 0.001 1
≥ 150 522 (23.1) 179 (32.3) 1.59 (1.30-1.95) 1.15 (0.92-1.45) 0.227
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
mean ± SD 57.9 ± 15.0 54.9 ± 14.6
Male < 40, female < 50 277 (12.2) 77 (13.9) 1 0.296
Male ≥ 40, female ≥ 50 1987 (87.8) 478 (86.1) 0.87 (0.66-1.14)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
mean ± SD 135.7 ± 40.3 138.5 ± 36.1
≤ 100 354 (15.6) 76 (13.7) 1 0.070
101-129 699 (30.9) 152 (27.4) 1.01 (0.75-1.37)
≥ 130 1211 (53.5) 327 (58.9) 1.26 (0.95-1.66)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
mean ± SD 206.7 ± 38.5 209.0 ± 40.0
< 200 1033 (45.6) 226 (40.7) 1 0.037 1
≥ 200 1231 (54.4) 329 (59.3) 1.22 (1.01-1.48) 1.09 (0.89-1.34) 0.390
Current alcohol 871 (38.5) 247 (44.5) 1.28 (1.06-1.55) 0.009 0.93 (0.75-1.16) 0.513
Smoking status
Never 994 (43.9) 160 (28.8) 1 < 0.001 1
Former 584 (25.8) 18 (33.0) 1.90 (1.54-2.46) 1.21 (0.90-1.63) 0.215
Current 68 (30.3) 21(38.2) 1.90 (1.53-2.41) 1.56 (1.16-2.10) 0.003
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Adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, waist circumference, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, hsCRP, triglyceride, alcohol, and smoking. hsCRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.