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Table 1 Characteristics of CRC cases by pre-diagnostic BMI, n = 2516

From: Pre-diagnostic body mass index and weight change in relation to colorectal cancer survival among incident cases from a population-based cohort study

 

MEN

WOMEN

 

BMI (kg/m2)

BMI (kg/m2)

 

18.5–24.9

25–29.9

≥30

18.5–24.9

25–29.9

≥30

Number of cases

544

662

130

626

366

188

Follow-up (years), mean

6.1

5.4

5.5

6.1

5.9

5.7

University level education (%)

13.8

12.7

8.5

12.0

6.8

7.4

Current smokers (%)a

51.1

38.5

35.4

46.0

32.5

22.9

Sedentary (%)a

26.5

26.9

36.2

27.5

32.0

35.6

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)a, mean

134

138

145

128

137

145

Exposure screening (%)

 Screening 1

7.2

7.4

1.5

9.6

3.3

8.0

 Screening 2

29.6

26.9

30.0

29.9

27.9

22.9

 Screening 3

63.2

65.7

68.5

60.5

68.9

69.1

Age at exposure screening (years), mean

47.9

49.1

49.5

47.8

50.3

50.7

Time between exposure screening and diagnosis (years), mean

17.7

18.2

15.6

18.1

17.5

17.6

Age at diagnosis (years), mean

65.6

67.3

65.1

65.8

67.9

68.2

Stage at diagnosis (%)

 Localized

24.3

24.6

22.3

27.0

25.7

26.6

 Regional

52.4

48.5

52.3

46.3

50.5

53.7

 Distant

23.3

26.9

25.4

26.7

23.8

19.7

  1. a At exposure screening