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. 2016 Jun 13;27:919–927. doi: 10.1007/s10552-016-0772-z

Table 3.

HRs and 95 % CIs for small intestinal cancer risk in relation to anthropometric characteristics

Total (n = 131) Adenocarcinoma (n = 41) Carcinoids (n = 44)
Crude model Multivariable modela Multivariable modela Multivariable modela
HR (95 % CI) HR (95 % CI) HR (95 % CI) HR (95 % CI)
Height (cm) 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 1.04 (1.00, 1.07) 1.03 (0.96, 1.10) 1.08 (1.02, 1.15)
Weight (kg) 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) 1.01 (0.98, 1.05) 1.03 (1.01, 1.06)
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)
 Not adjusted for WC 1.02 (0.97, 1.06) 1.00 (0.94, 1.05) 1.02 (0.92, 1.13) 1.05 (0.97, 1.15)
 Adjusted for WC 0.94 (0.86, 1.01) 0.92 (0.84, 1.02) 0.84 (0.69, 1.01) 1.02 (0.87, 1.20)
Waist circumference (WC, per 5-cm increase)
 Not adjusted for BMI 1.08 (1.00, 1.17) 1.04 (0.94, 1.16) 1.17 (0.98, 1.40) 1.12 (0.94, 1.34)
 Adjusted for BMI 1.20 (1.04, 1.39) 1.18 (0.98, 1.42) 1.56 (1.11, 2.17) 1.08 (0.78, 1.50)
Hip circumference (per 5-cm increase)
 Not adjusted for BMI 1.01 (0.88, 1.15) 1.09 (0.93, 1.28) 1.13 (0.89, 1.44) 1.19 (0.96, 1.48)
 Adjusted for BMI 1.05 (0.86, 1.28) 1.10 (0.88, 1.37) 1.24 (0.87, 1.77) 1.23 (0.89, 1.69)
Adjusted for BMI + WC 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) 0.99 (0.66, 1.50) 1.19 (0.82, 1.73)
Waist-to-hip ratio (percentage increase)
 Not adjusted for BMI 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 1.05 (0.99, 1.12) 1.01 (0.95, 1.07)
 Adjusted for BMI 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) 1.00 (0.93, 1.07)
Waist-to-height ratio (percentage increase)
 Not adjusted for BMI 1.02 (0.99, 1.04) 1.00 (0.97, 1.04) 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) 1.01 (0.95, 1.08)
 Adjusted for BMI 1.02 (0.98, 1.07) 1.02 (0.97, 1.07) 1.10 (1.00, 1.21) 0.98 (0.88, 1.08)

HR hazard ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index

aAdjusted for age, education, smoking status, alcohol drinking, physical activity, and/or anthropometrics when appropriate, stratified by sex and country