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Table 5 Relative odds ratio of colonic adenomas in 982 study subjects

From: Physical activity reduces risk for colon polyps in a multiethnic colorectal cancer screening population

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

 

OR [95% CI]

p Value

OR [95% CI]

p Value

Age (yr)

 45–54, n = 359

1.0 [reference]

--

[reference]

--

 55–64, n = 451

1.7 [1.1-2.5]

0.014

1.6 [1.1-2.5]

0.026

 65–74, n = 156

2.8 [1.7-4.6]

0.001

3.1 [1.8-5.3]

0.001

 75 and older, n = 16

8.2 [2.9-23.0]

0.001

9.2 [3.1-27.4]

0.001

Gender

 Female, n = 572

1.0 [reference]

--

[reference]

--

 Male, n = 410

1.4 [0.97-1.93]

0.069

1.7 [1.2-2.4]

0.006

Ethnicity

 White, n = 69

1.0 [reference]

--

1.0 [reference]

--

 Black, n = 149

2.5 [0.9-6.2]

0.061

3.0 [1.1-8.3]

0.03

 Hispanic, n = 558

3.8 [1.4-10.2]

0.008

2.0 [0.7-5.3]

0.15

 Asian, n = 202

2.4 [0.88-6.3]

0.088

2.1 [0.8-5.8]

0.15

BMI

 <25, n = 351

1.0 [reference]

--

1.0 [reference]

--

 >25, n = 631

2.0 [0.3-12.3]

0.46

1.1 [0.8-1.7]

0.55

Exercise

 Sedentary, n = 434

1.0 [reference]

--

1.0 [reference]

--

 Active, n = 548

0.68 [0.4-0.97]

0.03

0.67 [0.4-0.9]

0.03

  1. *The values were derived from multivariable logistic regression after adjusting for all variables in the model (Age, Gender, Ethnicity, BMI, Exercise).