Table 3.

Colorectal Cancer Risk Factor Awareness Scale – Correct Responses by Food Shelf Status

	Food Shelf Status
Risk Factor Scale Items	Non-user (%)	User (%)	Total (%)
Drinking more than 1 standard drink of alcohol a day.	42%	30%	39%
Eating less than 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day	51%*	73%*	57%
Eating red or processed meat once a day or more.	63%	62%	63%
Having a diet low in fiber	45%	62%	49%
Being overweight	69%	69%	69%
Being 70 years old.	49%	69%	55%
Having a close relative with colon cancer.	53%	73%	59%
Doing less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 times a week.	51%	65%	55%
Having a bowel disease (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis).	67%	67%	66%
Having diabetes	45%	43%	44%

^*P<0.05