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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2016 May 14;139(5):1065–1072. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30163

Table 2.

Hazard Ratios for Overall and Colorectal Cancer-Specific Mortality, Adjusted by Cancer Stage at Diagnosis.

Overall Survival
n (events) 2,249 (772)
HRa 95% CI P-value P-interactionb
Normal (Ref.)
Overweight 0.85 0.72 – 1.00 0.049 0.26
Obese 0.98 0.81 – 1.19 0.86 0.03
CRC-specific Survival
n (events) 2,249 (550)
HRa 95% CI P-value P-interactionb
Normal (Ref.)
Overweight 0.76 0.63 – 0.93 0.01 0.61
Obese 0.84 0.67 – 1.05 0.12 0.04

Abbreviations: HR, Hazard Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval.

a

Adjusted for age at diagnosis, sex, smoking history (current/former/never), study, and cancer stage at diagnosis (I/II/III/IV).

b

Wald P-value for the interaction term added to the model (BMI*stage).