Table 1 Baseline characteristics and wholegrain consumption among the total cohort and colon and rectal cancer cases presented separately for men and women, the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health study
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cohort ( n =26 630) | Colon cancer cases ( n =244) | Rectal cancer cases ( n =169) | Total cohort ( n =29 189) | Colon cancer cases ( n =217) | Rectal cancer cases ( n =114) | |
Age at baseline, years | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 56 (50–64) | 59 (51–64) | 58 (51–64) | 56 (50–64) | 58 (51–64) | 58 (50–65) |
BMI, kg m–2 | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 26 (21–33) | 26 (21–34) | 27 (21–32) | 25 (20–34) | 26 (20–37) | 26 (20–35) |
Alcohol intake, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 20 (2–80) | 25 (3–82) | 22 (3–90) | 10 (1–42) | 8 (1–41) | 6 (1–42) |
Red and processed meat intake, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 139 (67–255) | 142 (71–260) | 140 (58–249) | 84 (35–157) | 86 (35–154) | 84 (26–154) |
School education, n (%) | ||||||
Low (⩽7years) | 9242 (35) | 83 (34) | 54 (32) | 9141 (31) | 84 (39) | 41 (36) |
Medium (8–10 years) | 11 070 (42) | 111 (45) | 82 (49) | 14 672 (50) | 98 (45) | 55 (48) |
High (⩾11years) | 6318 (24) | 50 (20) | 33 (20) | 5376 (18) | 35 (16) | 18 (16) |
Physical activity, a total no. of activities a | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 5 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) | 5 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) |
HRT status, n (%) | ||||||
Never user | — | — | — | 15 901 (54) | 131(60) | 68 (60) |
Past user | — | — | — | 4522 (15) | 30 (14) | 16 (14) |
Current user | — | — | — | 8766 (30) | 56 (26) | 30 (26) |
Total wholegrain products, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 130 (42–267) | 115 (37–243) | 118 (55–241) | 113 (31–224) | 113 (38–220) | 103 (28–282) |
Wholegrain Rye bread, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 63 (20–163) | 63 (20–163) | 63 (20–163) | 63 (11–113) | 63 (11–113) | 63 (20–113) |
Wholegrain bread, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 31 (1–100) | 17 (1–100) | 31 (1–100) | 31 (1–100) | 31 (1–100) | 31 (1–180) |
Oatmeal, g per day | ||||||
Median (5th–95th percentile) | 21 (1–50) | 21 (1–50) | 4 (1–50) | 7 (1–50) | 7 (1–50) | 4 (1–50) |
