Table 3. Population attributable fraction in absolute numbers and proportion of avoidable colorectal cancers by eliminating red and processed meat consumption.

Risk factor	Sex	Colorectal cancer incidence 2010 (reference)	Colorectal cancer incidence 2010 under simulation* (intervention)	95% CI of optimal incidence in absolute numbers†		Proportion avoidable colorectal cancers*	95% CI of proportion avoidable colorectal cancers†
		Numbers	Numbers	Lower limit	Upper limit	%	Lower limit %	Upper limit %
Red meat	Men	2,480	2,149	1,992	2,312	13	7	20
	Women	2,878	2,581	2,439	2,727	10	5	15
Processed meat	Men	2,480	2,118	2,003	2,236	15	10	19
	Women	2,878	2,490	2,363	2,618	14	9	18

*under elimination of red or processed meat consumption

†Based on the lower and upper end of the 95% confidence intervals of the meta-analyses of the relative risks for colorectal cancer for red and processed meat consumption