Table 4.
Association between height and colorectal adenoma risk in men
| Variable | Height quartile, group |
5-cm increment | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | p value | |||
| All adenoma | ||||||
| Age-adjusted | 1.001 (0.734-1.365) | 0.990 (0.725-1.353) | 0.919 (0.674-1.252) | 0.939 | 0.966 (0.877-1.063) | 0.479 |
| Multivariate-adjusteda | 0.991 (0.725-1.354) | 0.988 (0.721-1.353) | 0.928 (0.679-1.269) | 0.965 | 0.969 (1.040-1.066) | 0.527 |
| Advanced adenoma | ||||||
| Age-adjusted | 1.327 (0.814-2.163) | 1.234 (0.749-2.034) | 1.009 (0.605-1.683) | 0.589 | 1.015 (0.874-1.180) | 0.845 |
| Multivariate-adjusteda | 1.300 (0.793-2.129) | 1.231 (0.744-2.039) | 1.015 (0.606-1.702) | 0.650 | 1.016 (0.873-1.183) | 0.840 |
| High-risk adenoma | ||||||
| Age-adjusted | 1.437 (0.908-2.275) | 1.320 (0.826-2.112) | 1.174 (0.732-1.885) | 0.448 | 1.056 (0.918-1.214) | 0.449 |
| Multivariate-adjusteda | 1.417 (0.892-2.252) | 1.325 (0.826-2.126) | 1.169 (0.726-1.884) | 0.479 | 1.053 (0.914-1.213) | 0.472 |
Values are presented as odd ratio (95% confidence interval).
a
Adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol intake, body mass index, metabolic syndrome, regular use of aspirin, and family history of colorectal cancer.