Table 1.

Factors influencing CRC and CVD

Risk Factors	CRC	CVD
Cigarette smoking	✓	✓
Poor quality diet	✓	✓
Physical inactivity	✓	✓
Short sleep	✓	✓
Diabetes diagnosis	✓	✓
Obesity	✓	✓
Heavy alcohol use	✓	✓
Hereditary conditions (e.g., familial adenomatous polyposis, Lynch Syndrome)	✓
Elevated lipids/ cholesterol		✓
Family history of CVD		✓
Protective Factors
Primary care use	✓	✓
Statin use	✓	✓
Aspirin use	✓	✓
Physical activity	✓	✓
Healthy diet	✓	✓