Research Article

Risk Factors of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of a Large Population-Based Registry

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Patients with CRCPatients with no history of CRC
N = 13800N = 26906160
0.051%99.9%

20–24 (age)150 (1%)3764170 (14%)
25–29 (age)480 (3%)4470380 (17%)
30–34 (age)990 (7%)4835050 (18%)
35–39 (age)2030 (15%)4864490 (18%)
40–44 (age)3500 (25%)4479380 (17%)
45–49 (age)6650 (48%)4492690 (17%)
Female (gender)7015 (51%)15004190 (56%)
Male (gender)6785 (49%)11901970 (44%)
African American (race)1990 (14%)3203660 (12%)
Asian (race)290 (2%)478440 (2%)
Asian/Pacific Islander (race)60 (0%)88740 (0%)
Caucasian (race)9390 (68%)14266020 (53%)
Hispanic/Latino (race)170 (1%)500240 (2%)
Tobacco user2990 (22%)3011180 (11%)
Hyperlipidemia2500 (18%)1367580 (5%)
Diabetes mellitus1760 (13%)857990 (3%)
Family history of CRC1380 (10%)95980 (0%)
Body mass index >301090 (8%)503840 (2%)
Alcohol abuse470 (3%)440980 (2%)
Primary malignant neoplasm of breast340 (2%)35300 (0%)
Inflammatory bowel disease570(4%)122870 (0%)