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Bone mineral density and subsequent incidence of colorectal cancer |
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| Number in Cohort |
Number of Cases |
Incidence Rate (cases/100 person years) |
Age, Gender, Race & BMI Adjusted Rate Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value for rate ratio |
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| Colorectal Cancer |
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| All |
5877 |
115 |
1.21 |
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| RA BMD |
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| <95 |
1539 |
58 |
2.67 |
1 |
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| 95–105 |
1321 |
30 |
1.40 |
0.84 (0.53–1.31) |
P = 0.44 |
| 105–115 |
1459 |
16 |
0.65 |
0.63 (0.35–1.13) |
P = 0.12 |
| >115 |
1558 |
11 |
0.41 |
0.52 (0.26–1.04) |
P = 0.06 |
| Test for Linear Trend |
P = 0.03 |
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BMI; Body Mass Index. RA BMD; Bone Mineral Density by Radioabsorbimetry | |||||
Nelson et al. BMC Cancer 2002 2:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-2-22 |
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