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Table 4 Awareness of CRC risk factors (unprompted and prompted)

From: Assessing awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms: Measure development and results from a population survey in the UK

Risk factor

Unprompted % (n)

Prompted % (n)

Close relative with CRC

19.5 (280)

65.3 (909)

Drinking alcohol

18.6 (266)

46.1 (636)

Low physical activity

8.7 (124)

36.9 (508)

Overweight

2.8 (41)

59.1 (814)

Older age

2.7 (38)

45.3 (629)

Low fibre

2.1 (31)

61.0 (844)

Red and processed meat

0.8 (12)

41.1 (566)

Low fruit & vegetables

0.8 (12)

47.4 (663)

Bowel disease

0.4 (6)

61.9 (848)

Diabetes

0.1 (1)

25.8 (345)