Table 4 Percentage attributable risk factor, relative risk, and actual incidence rates, in Males
From: Proportion of cancer in a Middle eastern country attributable to established risk factors
Risk factor | Percentage attributable risk factor PAF (%) in Males in 2008 | Projected incident cases in Lebanon 2018 (rate per 100,000). Data from Shamseddine et al. | Number of cases in 2018 resulting from risk factorsa |
|---|---|---|---|
Tobacco smoking, former smokers and current smokers | Esophagus: 43% | 0.6 | 6 |
Larynx: 74% | 7.9 | 129 | |
Lung: 79% | 32.7 | 568 | |
Bladder: 53% | 41.2 | 480 | |
Gastric: 24% | 9.3 | 49 | |
Liver: 23% | 7.9 | 40 | |
Pancreas: 25% | 5.9 | 32 | |
Body Mass Index (BMI), overweight and obese | Colon: 22% | 17.1 | 83 |
Rectal: 19% | 4.4 | 18 | |
Liver: 24% | 7.9 | 42 | |
Renal cell: 20% | N/A | Â | |
EGCA: 38% | N/A | Â | |
Pancreatic:15% | 5.9 | 19 | |
Physical activity, Low activity | Gastroesophageal: 7% | N/A | Â |
Colorectal: 17% | Colon 17.1, Rectal | 80 | |
| Â | 4.4 | Â | |
Bladder: 4% | 41.2 | 8 | |
Low adherence to Mediterranean diet | Gastric: 7% | 9.3 | 14 |
Colorectal: 2% | Colon 17.1, Rectal 4.4 | 9 | |
Bladder: 4% | 41.2 | 36 | |
Alcohol, heavy drinkers | Oropharyngeal: 34% | 3.7 | 28 |
Esophagus: 31% | 0.6 | 4 | |
Liver: 7% | 7.9 | 12 | |
Colorectal:6% | Colon 17.1, Rectal 4.4 | 28 | |
H. Pylori infection | Gastric: 50% | 9.3 | 102 |
Air pollutiona (PM2.5 concentration above allowable levels) | Lung: 13% | 32.7 | 94 |