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Table 1 Distribution of risk factors in relation to HRT, ERT, and OC use

From: Associations of hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives with risk of colorectal cancer defined by clinicopathological factors, beta-catenin alterations, expression of cyclin D1, p53, and microsatellite-instability

Factor (n of subjects with information)

Category

Current CHRT n = 3051 (18.0%)

Current ERT n = 1375 (8.0%)

HRT non use n = 12519 (73.9%)

Ever OC n = 8353 (49.1%)

Never OC n = 8661 (50.1%)

Age at baseline (16990)

Years*

56.7

59.2

57.6

53.7

61.0

p

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

Education (16947)

Not completed school

0.2’

0.2

0.9

0.3

1.2

Elementary school (6–8 years)

31.8

34.7

40.2

29.6

47.4

0-level college (9–10 years)

33.4

34.4

29.7

32.5

28.3

A-level college (10–12 years)

7.8

6.2

6.8

8.1

5.8

1 year university

8.9

8.6

8.2

9.9

6.9

University degree

17.6

15.9

14.2

19.5

10.3

p

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

Smoking status (16984)

Yes regularly

23.7

20.3

23.7

27.8

20.6

Yes occasionally

4.8

4.0

4.2

4.9

3.8

Former smoker

31.2

18.0

26.9

31.6

25.0

Never smoked

40.0

44.7

45.2

35.8

54.2

p

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

Alcohol consumption (16990)

g/day*

9.47

8.65

7.27

9.3

6.05

p

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

BMI (16964)

Kg/m 2*

24.8

25.0

26.6

24.8

26.0

p

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

  1. *All values given in percentages unless otherwise indicated.