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. 2019 Apr 29;39:22. doi: 10.1186/s40880-019-0368-6

Table 3.

The proportion of incident cancer cases attributable to risk factors by sex in China, UK, and USA

Risk factorsa Population attributable fraction (%)
China (2013) [8] UK (2015) [7] USA (2014) [9]
Both sexes
All risk factors 38.5 37.7 42.0
Smoking 14.8 15.1 19.0
Second-hand smoking 1.9 NA 0.4
High BMI 2.9 6.3 7.8
Alcohol 2.9 3.3 5.6
Ultraviolet radiation NA 3.8 4.7
Physical inactivity 0.9 0.5 2.9
Low fruit and vegetable consumption 5.7 NA 1.9
Low fiber NA 3.3 0.9
Processed meat NA 1.5 0.8
Infection 16.7 3.6 3.3
 HBV infection 7.2 NA 0.1
 HCV infection 1.2 NA 0.4
 HPV infection 2.9 NA 1.8
 H. pylori infection 4.8 NA 0.5
Males
All risk factors 47.3 38.6 42.5
Smoking 24.5 17.7 23.6
Second-hand smoking 0.7 NA 0.4
High BMI 2.7 5.2 4.8
Alcohol 4.8 3.1 4.8
Ultraviolet radiation NA 3.8 5.8
Physical inactivity 0.5 0.5 1.5
Low fruit and vegetable consumption 6.8 NA 2.2
Low fiber NA 3.1 0.9
Processed meat NA 2.1 1.1
Infection 17.7 3.1 3.3
 HBV infection 9.5 NA 0.1
 HCV infection 1.5 NA 0.8
 HPV infection 0.2 NA 1.2
 H. pylori infection 5.7 NA 0.4
Females
All risk factors 27.8 36.8 41.5
Smoking 2.4 12.4 14.5
Second-hand smoking 3.4 NA 0.3
High BMI 3.1 7.5 10.9
Alcohol 0.5 3.5 6.4
Ultraviolet radiation NA 3.7 3.7
Physical inactivity 1.4 0.5 4.4
Low fruit and vegetable consumption 4.2 NA 1.5
Low fiber NA 3.4 1.0
Processed meat NA 0.9 0.5
Infection 15.4 4.2 3.3
 HBV infection 4.3 NA 0.1
 HCV infection 0.7 NA 0.1
 HPV infection 6.3 NA 2.5
 H. pylori infection 3.6 NA 0.5

UK, the United Kingdom; USA, the United States of America; BMI, body mass index; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HPV, human papillomavirus; H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori

aSome risk factors are not shown in table due to some data was not available and indicated by NA