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. 2020 Dec 31;15(1):85–91. doi: 10.5009/gnl19334

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Cohorts and the APCS and KCS Scores

Covariates APCS score KCS score



β OR (95% CI) p-value β OR (95% CI) p-value
Age group, yr <0.001 <0.001
<50 1 1 1 1
50–69 1.566 4.79 (4.10–5.60) 1.561 4.76 (4.07–5.57)
≥70 2.255 9.54 (5.66–16.08) 2.271 9.68 (5.74–16.33)
Male sex 0.548 1.73 (1.44–2.07) <0.001 0.488 1.63 (1.36–1.96) <0.001
Current or past smoker 0.315 1.37 (1.17–1.61) <0.001 0.315 1.37 (1.17–1.61) <0.001
Family history of CRC 0.030 1.03 (0.87–1.22) 0.734 0.045 1.05 (0.74–1.47) 0.796
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 - - - 0.314 1.37 (1.17–1.60) <0.001
Constant –5.199 0.01 (0.00–0.01) <0.001 –5.275 0.01 (0.00–0.01) <0.001

APCS, Asian-Pacific Colorectal Screening; KCS, Korean Colorectal Screening; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CRC, colorectal cancer; BMI, body mass index.