Population Attributable Fraction of Established Modifiable Risk Factors on Colorectal Cancer in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of established risk factors for colorectal cancer, to provide evidence for prioritizing cancer prevention policy.

Materials and methods

The exposure prevalence was calculated by using data from the 2005 Korean National Health Examination Survey for tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, physical inactivity, and meat intake. Risk estimates (relative risks) were selected from the published meta-analyses. Cancer incidence data from the Korea Central Cancer Registry were used to estimate the preventable number of colorectal cancer cases in 2015.

Results

The PAFs of the tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, physical inactivity, and consumption of red and processed meat were as follows: 9.2%, 1

SUBMITTER: Cho S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053879 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature