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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 4.

Antibiotic use in the past 4 years and risk of colorectal adenoma, NHS 2008–2010

Antibiotic use in the past 4 years Ptrend

None 1–14 d 15 d-2 mo 2 mo+
Total adenoma
 No. of cases (n=180) 45 68 51 16
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.84(0.57–1.23) 0.98(0.65–1.47) 1.06(0.59–1.91) 0.54
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.84(0.56–1.26) 1.02(0.66–1.56) 1.10(0.60–2.02) 0.44

High risk
 No. of cases (n=67) 16 29 14 8
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.00(0.54–1.86) 0.74(0.36–1.52) 1.43(0.60–3.40) 0.76
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.96(0.52–1.80) 0.72(0.36–1.47) 1.59(0.66–3.81) 0.62
Low risk
 No. of cases (n=94) 26 29 31 8
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.62(0.36–1.06) 1.04(0.61–1.78) 0.95(0.43–2.13) 0.35
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.63(0.36–1.11) 1.14(0.64–2.01) 0.99(0.42–2.31) 0.27

Proximal
 No. of cases (n=107) 21 42 36 8
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.12(0.66–1.91) 1.53(0.89–2.63) 1.17(0.51–2.68) 0.29
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.11(0.64–1.92) 1.64(0.93–2.87) 1.25(0.54–2.89) 0.18
Distal
 No. of cases (n=77) 25 27 20 5
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.60(0.35–1.04) 0.69(0.38–1.26) 0.59(0.22–1.56) 0.47
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 0.60(0.34–1.06) 0.69(0.37–1.31) 0.63(0.22–1.77) 0.59
Rectal
 No. of cases (n=25) 5 12 5 3
 Age-adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.32(0.46–3.82) 0.81(0.23–2.85) 1.61(0.38–6.74) 0.93
 Multivariable OR (95% CI) 1(referent) 1.43(0.50–4.10) 0.86(0.25–2.91) 1.77(0.43–7.39) 0.87
*

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.