Table 5

Bone mineral density and subsequent incidence of colorectal cancer


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

Colorectal Cancer





All
5877
115
1.21


RA BMD





<95
1539
58
2.67
1

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

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