Table 2.
Hazard ratio for body mass index category and cancer in men
| Cancer site | Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence |
Mortality |
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| < 18.5 | 18.5-22.9 | 23.0-24.9 | 25.0-29.9 | ≥ 30.0 | < 18.5 | 18.5-22.9 | 23.0-24.9 | 25.0-29.9 | ≥ 30.0 | |
| Esophagus | 1.44 (0.96-2.17) | 1.00 | 0.46 (0.36-0.59) | 0.43 (0.33-0.55) | 0.30 (0.11-0.81) | 1.09 (0.62-1.91) | 1.00 | 0.53 (0.36-0.77) | 0.45 (0.30-0.69) | 0.27 (0.03-1.98) |
| Colorectal | 1.33 (1.09-1.62) | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.89-1.06) | 1.02 (0.94-1.10) | 1.28 (1.04-1.56) | 1.23 (0.84-1.80) | 1.00 | 0.90 (0.72-1.11) | 1.38 (1.14-1.68) | 2.28 (1.37-3.81) |
| Liver | 0.89 (0.70-1.13) | 1.00 | 1.05 (0.96-1.15) | 1.09 (1.00-1.19) | 1.05 (0.81-1.36) | 0.78 (0.55-1.10) | 1.00 | 1.09 (0.94-1.25) | 1.25 (1.09-1.44) | 2.03 (1.43-2.89) |
| Gallbladder | 0.85 (0.49-1.47) | 1.00 | 1.09 (0.89-1.32) | 0.94 (0.77-1.14) | 1.25 (0.75-2.09) | 0.78 (0.42-1.47) | 1.00 | 1.26 (0.95-1.66) | 1.32 (1.00-1.74) | 2.00 (1.02-3.93) |
| Pancreas | 1.05 (0.65-1.67) | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.85-1.22) | 0.87 (0.72-1.04) | 1.19 (0.74-1.91) | 0.83 (0.48-1.43) | 1.00 | 1.06 (0.84-1.34) | 1.14 (0.90-1.44) | 1.39 (0.71-2.74) |
| Prostate | 0.99 (0.80-1.22) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.96-1.12) | 0.97 (0.90-1.04) | 0.91 (0.76-1.18) | 1.22 (0.65-2.32) | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.75-1.51) | 1.50 (1.07-2.09) | 2.87 (1.15-7.14) |
| Kidney | 1.31 (0.72-2.36) | 1.00 | 1.25 (1.00-1.56) | 1.36 (1.10-1.68) | 1.18 (0.65-2.13) | 0.62 (0.14-2.59) | 1.00 | 1.20 (0.71-2.02) | 1.20 (0.71-2.02) | 3.85 (1.34-11.03) |
Adjusted for age, income, total cholesterol, family history of cancer, Charlson comorbidity index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and regular use of aspirin.