Table 2 Characteristics of study subjects and their food consumption by lowest, middle and highest quintiles of the four main nutrient patterns (PC1–PC4)

From: Main nutrient patterns and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study

 

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

 

Q1

Q3

Q5

Q1

Q3

Q5

Q1

Q3

Q5

Q1

Q3

Q5

N subjects/CRC cases

95 462/1133

95 462/916

95 462/707

95 462/880

95 462/886

95 462/935

95 462/790

95 462/937

95 462/888

95 462/831

95 462/923

95 462/972

Age (years)a

52.0±8.9

51.2±9.4

50.6±11.9

49.4±10.3

51.2±10.0

53.1±9.1

51.8±9.0

51.5±10.2

50.2±10.1

49.7±10.6

51.5±9.6

52±9.9

BMI (kg m−2)a

25.6±4.1

25.4±4.2

25.4±4.6

25.7±4.3

25.4±2.3

25.3±4.2

25.2±4.4

25.5±4.2

25.5±4.2

24.8±4.2

25.3±4.2

26.2±4.4

Height (cm)a

169.4±9.2

165.6±8.6

163.5±8.4

166.9±9.9

166.1±8.8

164.8±7.9

164.1±8.6

166.4±9.1

166.9±8.6

167±8.9

165.9±8.9

165.2±9

University degree (%)b

19

24

28

19

26

25

25

25

22

25

25

21

Men (%)b

47

26

22

45

29

16

25

32

31

30

29

31

Current smoker (%)b

33

21

15

28

21

19

22

23

22

22

22

24

Physically active (%)b

7

8

9

9

9

7

8

10

6

8

8

9

Vegetablesa,c

119±79

196±110

342±184

147±116

206±137

286±159.3

243±161

205±137

194±140

236±174

211±136

188±131

Fruitsa,c

135±111

222±150

353±231

217±191

229±175

255±181

265±192

221±172

226±188

207±165

238±177

251±204

Cereals/productsa,c

219±107

221±110

216±116

285±142

211±94

173±85

227±122

215±106

219±109

235±110

226±114

190±102

Cakes and biscuitsa,c

46±48

44±43

28±29

52±55

41±39

29±29

39±40

42±45

38±33

52±53

42±40

28±31

Red meata,c

51±41

45±34

31±32

44±37

43±36

42±35

51±37

47±37

29±29

34±31

46±35

46±39

Poultrya,c

17±18

20±20

18±21

20±21

18±19

21±20

21±19

19±19

19±22

14±15

19±18

24±24

Processed meata,c

48±37

32±27

13±19

35±36

32±31

27±24

31±32

33±31

30±28

34±34

32±30

29±28

Fish and shellfisha,c

48±44

37±33

27±29

26±27

35±32

54±45

25±21

32±26

63±53

32±36

36±33

45±40

Milka,c

229±245

189±201

161±176

163±195

192±205

217±219

180±220

196±209

189±185

105±133

171±175

329±266

Yoghurt/fermented milk a,c

62±95

64±84

59±77

48±81

65±85

73±87

64±86

67±86

52±77

47±64

65±81

74±107

Cheesea,c

40±35

41±35

32±31

41±39

40±34

33±31

60±47

35±28

23±22

36±30

44±37

31±33

Fruit and vegetable juicesa,c

42±76

70±116

70±118

49±107

71±116

64±95

59±109

69±116

58±97

69±114

65±110

55±99

Carbonated/soft drinksa,c

87±172

73±159

76±178

96±194

74±157

64±155

56±149

84±176

83±164

90±178

72±160

75±173

Energy intakea,c

2200±670

2100±600

1900±560

2300±690

2100±580

1900±530

2200±640

2100±600

1900±580

2100±640

2100±600

1900±590

Alcohola,c

15±20

12±16

9±14

13±19

12±17

11±16

13±18

13±17

10±16

9±13

12±16

15±22

  1. Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CRC=colorectal cancer; PC=principal component.
  2. aMeans±s.d. are presented for continuous variables, all P<0.001 (analysis of variance (ANOVA) performed across the five quintiles).
  3. bFrequencies are presented for categorical variables, all P<0.001 (χ2 test performed across the five quintiles).
  4. cEstimated from the country-specific validated dietary questionnaires in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, in g per day except for energy in kcal per day.
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