Characteristics of women diagnosed with colon cancer according to body mass index and waist to hip ratio tertiles
Variable | BMI (kg/m2) | WHR tertiles | |||||||
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<18.5 (n = 14) | 18.5-24.9 (n = 370) | 25-29.9 (n = 417) | ≥30 (n = 295) | P | <0.81 (n = 376) | 0.81-0.88 (n = 356) | >0.88 (n = 358) | P | |
Mean age at colon cancer diagnosis (y) | 71.5 | 73.6 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 0.41 | 73.0 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 0.72 |
Education beyond high school* (%) | 57.1 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 27.2 | 0.002 | 39.5 | 39.3 | 28.4 | 0.002 |
Regular physical activity* (%) | 37.5 | 45.4 | 41.2 | 31.0 | 0.0006 | 50.5 | 37.1 | 34.2 | <0.0001 |
Multivitamin use* (%) | 25.0 | 37.4 | 26.9 | 24.6 | 0.001 | 33.1 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 0.02 |
Alcohol drinker, yes* (%) | 42.9 | 48.4 | 43.7 | 30.2 | <0.0001 | 50.8 | 39.3 | 34.6 | <0.0001 |
Smoking ever* (%) | 64.3 | 40.1 | 31.5 | 28.2 | 0.0006 | 35.9 | 32.9 | 33.1 | 0.36 |
Hormone replacement therapy, ever† (%) | 35.7 | 44.2 | 39.1 | 33.9 | 0.06 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 33.5 | 0.03 |
History of diabetes† (%) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 10.8 | 26.8 | <0.0001 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 22.9 | <0.0001 |
History of hypertension† (%) | 28.6 | 35.1 | 48.4 | 63.4 | <0.0001 | 34.8 | 48.9 | 59.8 | <0.0001 |
History of heart disease† (%) | 21.4 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 24.1 | 0.13 | 14.3 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 0.01 |
Stage at diagnosis | |||||||||
In situ | 0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 0.19‡ | 3.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.15 |
Local | 28.6 | 41.3 | 36.3 | 32.4 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 32.3 | ||
Regional | 35.7 | 41.6 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 41.6 | 43.7 | 44.0 | ||
Distant | 35.7 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 18.3 | ||
Surgery, yes§ (%) | 100 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 92.2 | 0.36‡ | 96.8 | 93.5 | 92.5 | 0.03 |
Chemotherapy, yes§ (%) | 0 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 0.18‡ | 14.9 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 0.05 |
Radiation, yes§ (%) | 0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.50‡ | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.27 |