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

Table 2

Predictors of CRC in young adults.

	OR	95% CI
Males vs. females	1.355	1.317 to 1.394
Alcohol abuse	1.895	1.778 to 2.021
Smoking	1.592	1.539 to 1.647
Body mass index >30, diabetes mellitus, or hyperlipidemia	2.485	2.400 to 2.572
Primary malignant neoplasm of breast	16.947	15.740 to 18.248
Ulcerative colitis	4.427	4.049 to 4.840
Crohn’s disease	3.744	3.441 to 4.073
Family history of colorectal cancer	17.781	16.974 to 18.627

All values < 0.0001.