Table 1 Characteristics of colorectal cancer patients after diagnosis and tumour characteristics at diagnosis according to post-diagnosis intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (n = 1463)a.
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake, servings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
<1/week | 1–4/week | ≥5/week | |
(n = 864) | (n = 415) | (n = 184) | |
Female, % | 72 | 60 | 71 |
Age at diagnosis, yrs | 69.1 (8.6) | 67.9 (8.9) | 67.4 (9.0) |
Food and nutrient intakeb | |||
SSB intake, servings/d | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.7) |
ASB intake, servings/d | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.5) |
Fruit juice intake, servings/d | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.1 (0.9) |
Total fructose intake, g/d | 39.6 (12.8) | 47.0 (12.5) | 60.5 (15.2) |
Total glucose intake, g/d | 38.8 (12.2) | 46.0 (12.1) | 58.9 (14.7) |
Sucrose intake, g/d | 36.9 (13.9) | 45.2 (13.5) | 59.9 (20.5) |
Added sugar intake, g/d | 35.8 (16.5) | 50.7 (17.8) | 78.1 (26.2) |
Alcohol, g/d | 7.7 (12.5) | 6.7 (10.7) | 4.9 (9.7) |
Folate, mcg/d | 708.3 (355.2) | 667.8 (309.9) | 613.9 (307.1) |
Calcium, mg/d | 1255.5 (587.4) | 1134.1 (509.5) | 1049.7 (501.2) |
Vitamin D, IU/d | 562.2 (408.9) | 518.3 (365.4) | 493.3 (435.3) |
Total energy intake, kcal/d | 1685.9 (542.3) | 1858.1 (547.5) | 2024.5 (586.8) |
AHEI-2010 | 57.0 (11.4) | 53.6 (10.2) | 47.0 (9.1) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.5 (4.9) | 25.8 (4.5) | 26.4 (5.3) |
Physical activity, MET-h/wk | 18.8 (24.1) | 18.2 (21.8) | 15.4 (19.9) |
Pack-years of smoking | 16.0 (22.1) | 15.3 (20.4) | 18.3 (25.6) |
Current smokers, % | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Regular aspirin use, %c | 34 | 38 | 32 |
Stage, % | |||
I | 33 | 33 | 28 |
II | 32 | 26 | 34 |
III | 23 | 28 | 24 |
Unspecified | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Grade of differentiation, % | |||
Well | 13 | 16 | 18 |
Moderate | 59 | 58 | 53 |
Poor/Undifferentiated | 14 | 12 | 15 |
Unspecified | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Cancer subsite, % | |||
Proximal colon | 44 | 41 | 43 |
Distal colon | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Rectum | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Unspecified | 5 | 5 | 5 |
