Table 1.
Individual PAFs attributable to excess weight, alcohol intake, tobacco smoking and physical inactivity in Malaysia in 2018
| Exposure Category | Attribution to Cancer Incidence in 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Persons | ||||
| PAF, % (95% CI) | Number, N (95% CI) | PAF, % (95% CI) | Number, N (95% CI) | PAF, % (95% CI) | Number, N (95% CI) | |
| BMI (over weight and obesity) | 5.5(2.7–8.8) | 979 (472–1561) | 7.9 (4.8–11.3) | 1652 (990–2349) | 7.0 (4.1–10.2) | 2684 (1568–3905) |
| Alcohol intake | 1.3 (0.5–2.4) | 225 (78–413) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 53 (19–108) | 0.6 (0.2–1.0) | 219 (85–386) |
| Physical Inactivity | 0.7 (0.3–1.1) | 116 (56–183) | 1.3 (0.4–2.2) | 263 (75–459) | 1.0 (0.4–1.7) | 385 (136–654) |
| Smoking (current and former smoking) | 33.6 (22.9–39.7) | 5933 (4047–7014) | 1.2 (0.6–2.0) | 252 (121–422) | 14.3(9.9–17.3) | 5485 (3812–6654) |