Table 2: Estimated risks associated with decreased fibre consumption and latency periods for estimation of population attributable risk

Cancer site	Sex	RR estimate*	Units g/d	Risk per decrease of 1 g/d fibre intake	Source	Latency period, yr
Colorectal	All	0.90	10	0.011	WCRF 2011³	8
	Men	0.88	10	0.013	WCRF 2011³	8
	Women	0.92	10	0.0083	WCRF 2011³	8
Colon	All	0.89	10	0.012	WCRF 2011³	8
	Men	0.86	10	0.015	WCRF 2011³	8
	Women	0.94	10	0.0062	WCRF 2011³	8
Rectum	All	0.91	10	0.0094	WCRF 2011³	8
	Men	0.90	10	0.011	WCRF 2011³	8
	Women	0.91	10	0.0094	WCRF 2011³	8

Note: RR = relative risk.

*To estimate the burden due to inadequate fibre intake, the inverse of these RR estimates was used.