Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the colorectal cancer study population stratified by dietary guideline compliance and intake of red meat, n = 6282.
| Dietary Guideline Compliance 1 | Low | High | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Meat Intake 2 | Low | High | Low | High | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 54 (11) | 52 (11) | 52 (11) | 55 (11) | 56 (10) |
| Total study population | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 3033 (48.3) | 502 (44.2) | 1164 (68.4) | 563 (29.2) | 804 (53.1) |
| Women | 3249 (51.7) | 635 (55.8) | 538 (31.6) | 1365 (70.8) | 711 (46.9) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Danish | 6128 (97.5) | 1098 (96.6) | 1682 (98.8) | 1873 (97.1) | 1475 (97.4) |
| Western | 79 (1.3) | 24 (2.1) | 7 (0.4) | 33 (1.7) | 15 (1.0) |
| Non-Western | 75 (1.2) | 15 (1.3) | 13 (0.8) | 22 (1.1) | 25 (1.7) |
| Educational level3 | |||||
| Long | 1927 (30.7) | 276 (24.3) | 389 (22.9) | 724 (37.6) | 538 (35.5) |
| Medium | 2665 (42.4) | 519 (45.6) | 817 (48.0) | 719 (37.3) | 610 (40.3) |
| Short | 1690 (26.9) | 342 (30.1) | 496 (29.1) | 485 (25.2) | 367 (24.2) |
| BMI | |||||
| Underweight | 91 (1.4) | 23 (2.0) | 24 (1.4) | 29 (1.5) | 15 (1.0) |
| Normal weight | 3121 (49.7) | 598 (52.6) | 755 (44.4) | 1049 (54.4) | 719 (47.5) |
| Overweight | 2251 (35.8) | 373 (32.8) | 680 (40.0) | 634 (32.9) | 564 (37.2) |
| Obese | 819 (13.0) | 143 (12.6) | 243 (14.3) | 216 (11.2) | 217 (14.3) |
| Smoking | |||||
| Never | 2598 (41.4) | 397 (34.9) | 598 (35.1) | 905 (46.9) | 698 (46.1) |
| Former | 1959 (31.2) | 290 (25.5) | 468 (27.5) | 644 (33.4) | 557 (36.8) |
| Current | 1725 (27.5) | 450 (39.6) | 636 (37.4) | 379 (19.7) | 260 (17.2) |
| Leisure time physical activity | |||||
| None | 520 (8.3) | 140 (12.3) | 185 (10.9) | 117 (6.1) | 78 (5.1) |
| Light | 2562 (40.8) | 497 (43.7) | 721 (42.4) | 777 (40.3) | 567 (37.4) |
| Moderate/hard | 3200 (50.9) | 500 (44.0) | 796 (46.8) | 1034 (53.6) | 870 (57.4) |
Abbreviations: n, number of participants; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.1 Low compliance < 3.1 on the Dietary Guideline Compliance Score; high compliance ≥ 3.1 on the Dietary Guideline Compliance Score. Dietary Guideline Compliance Score expresses the dietary compliance with the five quantitative Danish dietary guidelines on fruit and vegetables, fish, whole grain, saturated fatty acids, and added sugars. It can vary between 0 and 5. 2 Red meat intake: low < 65 g/day; high ≥ 65 g/day. 3 Long: higher education, medium: high school or vocational school, short: primary school.