Table 2.
Proportion and number of cancer cases attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Chile in 2018 by exposure, sex, and cancer site
| Men | Women | Both | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure/cancer site | Total number of cases | PAF (%) | Attributable cases | Total number of cases | PAF (%) | Attributable cases | Total number of cases | PAF (%) | Attributable cases |
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Lung | 2163 | 90.7 | 1963 | 1708 | 87.3 | 1492 | 3871 | 89.2 | 3454 |
| Larynx | 225 | 85.7 | 193 | 28 | 82.2 | 23 | 253 | 85.3 | 216 |
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 299 | 63.9 | 191 | 219 | 59.1 | 129 | 518 | 61.9 | 321 |
| Esophagus | 412 | 58.9 | 243 | 372 | 56.8 | 211 | 784 | 57.9 | 454 |
| Bladder | 964 | 57.9 | 558 | 382 | 50.7 | 194 | 1346 | 55.8 | 752 |
| Liver | 866 | 36.7 | 317 | 709 | 18.6 | 132 | 1575 | 28.5 | 449 |
| Stomach | 3429 | 30.8 | 1056 | 1733 | 16.8 | 291 | 5162 | 26.1 | 1348 |
| Cervix | – | – | – | 1546 | 25.4 | 392 | 1546 | 25.4 | 392 |
| Kidney | 1215 | 29.2 | 354 | 705 | 8.7 | 61 | 1920 | 21.6 | 415 |
| Pancreas | 794 | 16.7 | 133 | 841 | 21.6 | 182 | 1635 | 19.2 | 314 |
| Myeloid leukemia | 522 | 29.4 | 153 | 514 | 4.5 | 23 | 1036 | 17.1 | 177 |
| Colorectum | 2952 | 16.1 | 474 | 2821 | 16.5 | 466 | 5773 | 16.3 | 940 |
| High body mass index | |||||||||
| Corpus uteri | – | – | – | 933 | 44.8 | 418 | 933 | 44.8 | 418 |
| Kidney | 1215 | 26.7 | 324 | 705 | 29.4 | 207 | 1920 | 27.7 | 531 |
| Gallbladder | 851 | 22.1 | 188 | 1848 | 26.8 | 496 | 2699 | 25.3 | 683 |
| Liver | 866 | 20.5 | 177 | 709 | 23.2 | 165 | 1575 | 21.7 | 342 |
| Colorectum | 2952 | 16.7 | 492 | 2821 | 10.8 | 304 | 5773 | 13.8 | 796 |
| Pancreas | 794 | 13.4 | 107 | 841 | 12.1 | 102 | 1635 | 12.7 | 208 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 5391 | 11.2 | 603 | 5391 | 11.2 | 603 |
| Multiple myeloma | 434 | 11.5 | 50 | 389 | 8.7 | 34 | 823 | 10.2 | 84 |
| Thyroid | 173 | 17.1 | 29 | 875 | 6.3 | 55 | 1048 | 8.1 | 85 |
| Ovary | – | – | – | 826 | 7.5 | 62 | 826 | 7.5 | 62 |
| Stomach | 3429 | 7.1 | 242 | 1733 | 5.5 | 95 | 5162 | 6.5 | 338 |
| Esophagus | 412 | 6.5 | 27 | 372 | 6.1 | 23 | 784 | 6.3 | 50 |
| Prostate | 6574 | 3.0 | 195 | 6574 | 3.0 | 195 | |||
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 299 | 44.6 | 133 | 219 | 11.1 | 24 | 518 | 30.5 | 158 |
| Esophagus | 412 | 39.7 | 163 | 372 | 16.8 | 63 | 784 | 28.8 | 226 |
| Larynx | 225 | 25.9 | 58 | 28 | 7.9 | 2 | 253 | 23.9 | 61 |
| Gallbladder | 851 | 15.3 | 130 | 1848 | 5.8 | 107 | 2699 | 8.8 | 237 |
| Liver | 866 | 8.4 | 73 | 709 | 5.1 | 36 | 1575 | 6.9 | 109 |
| Colorectum | 2952 | 12.1 | 356 | 2821 | 1.1 | 32 | 5773 | 6.7 | 388 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 5391 | 4.2 | 229 | 5391 | 4.2 | 229 |
| Pancreas | 794 | 4.2 | 34 | 841 | 0.7 | 6 | 1635 | 2.4 | 39 |
| Lack of physical activity | |||||||||
| Colorectum | 2952 | 11.4 | 336 | 2821 | 15.2 | 428 | 5773 | 13.2 | 764 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 5391 | 9.6 | 520 | 5391 | 9.6 | 520 |
| Low fruits and vegetables consumption | |||||||||
| Larynx | 225 | 25.2 | 57 | 28 | 23.2 | 7 | 253 | 25.0 | 63 |
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 299 | 25.2 | 75 | 219 | 23.2 | 51 | 518 | 24.4 | 126 |
| Low fruits consumption | |||||||||
| Lung | 2163 | 14.3 | 310 | 1708 | 13.6 | 232 | 3871 | 14.0 | 542 |
| Passive smoking | |||||||||
| Lung | 2163 | 2.2 | 48 | 1708 | 1.6 | 27 | 3871 | 1.9 | 75 |
PAF population attributable fraction