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. 2018 Apr 3;63(2):154–163. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.18-11

Table 7.

WC and adenomatous polyps

Categorical variables Men
Women
WC ≥85 (n = 98) WC <85 (n = 46) OR (95% CI) p WC ≥90 (n = 32) WC <90 (n = 55) OR (95% CI) p
Number
 1 25 (25.5) 18 (39.1) 1 15 (46.9) 28 (50.9) 1
 2 22 (22.4) 11 (23.9) 1.44 (0.56–3.70) 0.45 7 (21.9) 17 (30.9) 0.77 (0.26–2.27) 0.63
 ≥3 51 (52.1) 17 (37.0) 2.16 (0.95–4.89) 0.06 10 (31.2) 10 (18.2) 1.87 (0.64–5.49) 0.25
Size (mm)
 <5 23 (23.5) 10 (21.7) 1 10 (31.2) 15 (27.3) 1
 5< ≤10 40 (40.8) 19 (41.3) 0.92 (0.36–2.30) 0.85 16 (50.0) 19 (34.5) 1.26 (0.45–3.58) 0.66
 10≤ 35 (35.7) 17 (37.0) 0.90 (0.35–2.30) 0.82 6 (18.8) 21 (38.2) 0.43 (0.13–1.44) 0.17
Location
 Proximal colon 49 (50.0) 20 (43.5) 1 16 (50.0) 26 (47.3) 1
 Distal colon 49 (50.0) 26 (56.5) 0.77 (0.38–1.56) 0.47 16 (50.0) 29 (52.7) 0.90 (0.37–2.15) 0.81
Advanced adenoma
 No 62 (63.3) 29 (63.0) 1 25 (78.1) 33 (60.0) 1
 Yes 36 (36.7) 17 (37.0) 0.99 (0.48–2.05) 0.98 7 (21.9) 22 (40.0) 0.42 (0.16–1.14) 0.08

WC, waist circumference.