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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gut. 2017 Apr 4;67(4):672–678. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313413

Table 3.

Antibiotic use at age 40–59 and risk of colorectal adenoma, NHS 2004–2010

Antibiotic use at age 40–59 Ptrend

None 1–14 d 15 d-2 mo 2 mo+
Total adenoma
 No. of cases (n=1195) 66 637 357 135
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.35(1.04–1.75) 1.53(1.17–2.01) 1.74(1.28–2.37) <0.001
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.32(1.01–1.72) 1.51(1.14–1.99) 1.69(1.24–2.31) 0.001

High risk
 No. of cases (n=436) 26 241 123 46
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.34(0.89–2.02) 1.42(0.92–2.19) 1.64(1.00–2.67) 0.11
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.32(0.87–2.02) 1.43(0.92–2.22) 1.60(0.97–2.65) 0.12
Low risk
 No. of cases (n=630) 32 332 194 72
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.41(0.98–2.05) 1.66(1.13–2.43) 1.82(1.19–2.80) 0.01
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.37(0.95–1.99) 1.61(1.10–2.37) 1.74(1.13–2.70) 0.01

Proximal
 No. of cases (n=709) 29 382 228 70
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.84(1.25–2.71) 2.24(1.51–3.34) 2.07(1.32–3.22) 0.01
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.89(1.28–2.79) 2.29(1.53–3.42) 2.13(1.35–3.35) 0.01
Distal
 No. of cases (n=509) 34 269 142 64
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.11(0.78–1.60) 1.20(0.82–1.76) 1.67(1.09–2.55) 0.01
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.04(0.72–1.50) 1.15(0.78–1.68) 1.49(0.96–2.29) 0.02
Rectal
 No. of cases (n=163) 11 92 44 16
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.20(0.64–2.28) 1.20(0.61–2.36) 1.34(0.61–2.95) 0.64
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.16(0.61–2.21) 1.14(0.57–2.29) 1.37(0.62–3.04) 0.56
*

Adjusted for age, time period of colonoscopy, number of reported endoscopies, time since most recent endoscopy and reason for current colonoscopy.

Additionally adjusted for family history of colorectal cancer, history of diabetes, menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use, body mass index, height, regular use of aspirin, current use of multivitamin, alcohol intake, smoking, total calorie, folate, calcium intake, red and processed meat intake, and Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) 2010.

High-risk adenomas include adenoma ≥1cm, or with tubulovillous/villous histology, or ≥3 adenomas.