Table 3 Age- and sex-specific cumulative risk of colorectal cancer in the general population and patients with Lynch syndrome.

From: Cumulative risks of colorectal cancer in Han Chinese patients with Lynch syndrome in Taiwan

Sex

Age (years)

General population

MMR mutation carries (95% CI)

MLH1 mutation carriers (95% CI)

MSH2 mutation carriers (95% CI)

Male

30

0.03

0.71 (0.28–1.79)

0.75 (0.30–1.84)

1.18 (0.38–3.64)

40

0.16

3.59 (1.44–8.79)

3.76 (1.53–9.07)

5.86 (1.91–17.3)

50

0.53

11.6 (4.79–26.7)

12.1 (5.07–27.4)

18.4 (6.28–47.2)

60

1.56

30.4 (13.4–59.8)

31.5 (14.2–60.9)

45.0 (17.3–84.7)

70

3.82

58.7 (29.6–89.2)

60.3 (31.1–89.9)

76.7 (37.2–99.0)

Female

30

0.02

0.31 (0.14–0.69)

0.35 (0.15–0.83)

0.65 (0.24–1.79)

40

0.15

2.02 (0.91–4.47)

2.29 (0.98–5.31)

4.22 (1.55–11.2)

50

0.50

6.37 (2.90–13.7)

7.19 (3.12–16.1)

13.0 (4.92–31.8)

60

1.21

14.8 (6.90–30.1)

16.6 (7.40–34.8)

28.6 (11.5–60.5)

70

2.43

27.5 (13.4–51.3)

30.6 (14.3–57.7)

49.3 (21.9–84.5)

  1. MMR; Mismatch repair genes.
  2. Including MLH1 and MSH2.