Plasma clusterin as a candidate pre-diagnosis marker of colorectal cancer risk in the Florence cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition: a pilot study

Table 4 Logistic regression models in EPIC women ^a : P-values

Model^b	APOC2	CLU	CO4-B	CO9	FETUA	MASP2	MBL2	PGRP2
1	0.22	0.65	0.59	0.44	0.27	0.53	0.84	0.37
2	0.46	0.76	0.41	0.21	0.18	0.40	0.85	0.48
3	0.92	0.54	0.51	0.10	0.35	0.44	0.81	0.22
4	0.32	0.91	0.66	0.78	0.52	0.67	0.80	0.61

^a56 samples.
^bModel 1 (each protein considered as continuous): adjusted by age, smoking, waistline, education.
Model 2 (each protein considered as continuous): adjusted by age, smoking, BMI, education.
Model 3 (each protein considered as continuous): adjusted by age, smoking, waistline, education, daily intake of fruit, vegetables, red meat, and alcohol.
Model 4 (each protein considered as dichotomised above/below the median value): adjusted by age, smoking, waistline, education.

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