| BMI | body mass index |
| CI | confidence intervals |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| EPIC | European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| KORA | Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg (Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg) |
| NHANES | Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| One-SD | one-standard-deviation |
| OR | odds ratios |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TA | thymine-adenine |
| UCB | unconjugated bilirubin |
| UGT1A1 | uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 |