Table 1 Adjusted relative risk (RR) for colon cancer death by weight and height at baseline among men, JACC study, 1988–1999
From: A prospective study of body size and colon cancer mortality in Japan: The JACC Study
Baseline weight and height | No. of deaths | Person-years | RR a | 95% CI | RR b | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg) | |||||||
Lowest tertile (<56.0) | 52 | 136?639 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Tertile 2 (56.0–<63.1) | 37 | 145?847 | 0.95 | 0.62–1.46 | 0.90 | 0.52–1.55 | |
Highest tertile (63.1–) | 38 | 142?212 | 1.29 | 0.83–1.99 | 1.13 | 0.64–1.99 | |
P-value for trend | 0.30 | 0.72 | |||||
Height (cm) | |||||||
Lowest tertile (<160.1) | 55 | 153?418 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Tertile 2 (160.1–<165.1) | 37 | 134?638 | 1.04 | 0.68–1.59 | 0.97 | 0.55–1.71 | |
Highest tertile (165.1–) | 35 | 136?642 | 1.34 | 0.87–2.08 | 1.58 | 0.91–2.73 | |
P-value for trend | 0.21 | 0.12 | |||||
Weight (kg) and height (cm) | |||||||
Weight | Height | ||||||
<56.0 | <160.1 | 33 | 84?550 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
<56.0 | 160.1–<165.1 | 13 | 36?814 | 1.12 | 0.59–2.13 | 1.11 | 0.48–2.54 |
<56.0 | 165.1– | 6 | 15?275 | 1.43 | 0.60–3.41 | 1.51 | 0.51–4.45 |
<56.0–<63.1 | <160.1 | 13 | 49?754 | 0.87 | 0.46–1.65 | 0.77 | 0.32–1.84 |
<56.0–<63.1 | 160.1–<165.1 | 14 | 54?032 | 1.07 | 0.57–2.01 | 0.79 | 0.33–1.90 |
<56.0–<63.1 | 165.1– | 10 | 42?062 | 1.22 | 0.59–2.50 | 1.58 | 0.70–3.57 |
63.1 | <160.1 | 9 | 19?114 | 1.73 | 0.83–3.63 | 1.26 | 0.42–3.72 |
63.1 | 160.1–<165.1 | 10 | 43?792 | 1.04 | 0.51–2.13 | 0.92 | 0.36–2.34 |
63.1 | 165.1– | 19 | 79?306 | 1.50 | 0.83–2.71 | 1.45 | 0.69–3.07 |
