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Fig. 2 | BMC Cancer

Fig. 2

From: Longitudinal associations between BMI change and the risks of colorectal cancer incidence, cancer-relate and all-cause mortality among 81,388 older adults

Fig. 2

Associations between percentage change in BMI from study enrolment (1993–2001) to follow-up (2006) and the risk of CRC. The reference value (HR = 1) was set at percentage change between − 2.5 and 2.5%. HRs were estimated by cox proportional hazard model adjusted of sex, age, race, education level, family annual income, marital status, physical activity level, family history of cancer in their first-degree relatives, smoking status, screening arm, history of chronic diseases (i.e., hypertension, heart attack, stroke, emphysema, diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis), and BMI value at study entry (continuous)

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