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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population (n = 3998).

From: Lifestyle as a predictor for colonic neoplasia in asymptomatic individuals

 

Men (n = 1961)

Women (n = 2037)

 

No neoplasia

(n = 1642)

Low-risk adenomas

(n = 252)

Advanced neoplasiaa

(n = 67)

Test for linearity

No neoplasia

(n = 1805)

Low risk adenomas

(n = 191)

Advanced neoplasiaa

(n = 41)

Test for linearity

Data below are given as mean (SD)

        

Mean age

53.06 (1.40)

53.06 (1.38)

53.36 (1.32)

ns

52.99 (1.41)

53.20 (1.44)

53.15 (1.33)

ns

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

26.18 (3.33)

26.38 (3.20)

26.36 (3.26)

ns

25.16 (4.16)

25.52 (4.27)

26.68 (8.45)

0.03

Median BMI

25.8 (3.33)

26.00 (3.20)

25.95 (3.26)

ns

24.50 (4.16)

25.10 (4.27)

24.00 (8.45)

0.03

Total score for exerciseb

6.04 (2.02)

5.88 (2.07)

6.01 (2.04)

ns

6.12 (1.90)

6.21 (1.83)

5.25 (1.71)

ns

Servings of vegetables, fruit and berries per day

1.90 (1.41)

1.81 (1.28)

1.45 (1.00)

0.02

2.67 (1.86)

2.63 (1.79)

2.68 (2.12)

ns

Frequency of havingc:

        

   Boiled potatoes

3.69 (0.83)

3.78 (0.80)

3.52 (0.68)

ns

3.65 (0.87)

3.75 (0.82)

3.58 (1.13)

ns

   Poultry

2.26 (0.73)

2.23 (0.70)

2.13 (0.72)

ns

2.28 (0.75)

2.21 (0.65)

2.35 (0.92)

ns

   Meat other than poultry

3.04 (0.69)

3.09 (0.70)

2.92 (0.59)

ns

2.94 (0.68)

3.05 (0.62)

2.97 (0.87)

ns

   Fatty fish

2.68 (0.82)

2.57 (0.78)

2.61 (0.78)

ns

2.69 (0.83)

2.71 (0.82)

2.75 (0.93)

ns

Total consumption of milk (glasses/day)

1.53 (1.79)

1.55 (1.60)

1.54 (1.77)

ns

1.01 (1.46)

0.90 (1.42)

0.71 (0.98)

ns

Data below are given in number and percentage within the group d

        

Smoking habits

        

   Never

534 (32.6%)

61 (24.2%)

11 (16.4%)

 

678 (37.7%)

62 (32.5%)

13 (31.7%)

 

   Former

522 (31.9%)

76 (30.2%)

17 (25.4%)

 

434 (24.1%)

40 (20.9%)

7 (17.1%)

 

   Occasional

82 (5.0%)

16 (6.3%)

1 (1.5%)

 

89 (4.9%)

9 (4.7%)

-

 

   1–10 cigarettes/day

222 (13.6%)

29 (11.5%)

12 (17.9%)

 

282 (15.7%)

42 (22.0%)

9 (22.0%)

 

   11–20 cigarettes/day

219 (13.4%)

57 (22.6%)

18 (26.9%)

 

277 (15.4%)

35 (18.3%)

12 (29.3%)

 

   >20 cigarettes/day

57 (3.5%)

13 (5.2%)

8 (11.9%)

 

40 (2.2%)

3 (1.6%)

-

 

Percentage with chronic disease that limits level of physical exercise

290 (18.4%)

44 (18.3%)

15 (23.1%)

 

404 (23.5%)

49 (26.9%)

12 (32.4%)

 

Percentage with changed dietary habits during the last year

291 (18.0%)

30 (12.0 %)

13 (20.0%)

 

385 (21.6%)

47 (24.7%)

10 (25.0%)

 
  1. aIncluding 4 cases of CRC
  2. b Minimum score = 2 and maximum score = 12
  3. cThe mean calculations are based on data categorised as 1 = [Never]; 2 = [1–3 times/month]; 3 = [1–3 times/week]; 4 = [4–6 times/week]; 5 = [1–2 times/day]; 6 = [≥3 times per day].
  4. dThe number of replies may not add up to the total, due to incomplete replies of the questionnaire.
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